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Common CAM Treatments, Practitoners and Information Sources Used for NVP |
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| The Most Common CAM treatments used for NVP * |
% |
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| 1. ginger teas or tablets |
50.7 |
| 2. accupressure/seabands |
45.8 |
| 3. Vitamin B6 |
29.2 |
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| The Most Common Sources Used for Obtaining Information About CAM |
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| 1. Friends/family |
40.1 |
| 2. Allied health professionals |
30.3 |
| 3. CAM practitioners |
21.6 |
| 4. Doctor / Pharmacist |
8.1 |
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| The Most Commonly Consulted CAM Practitioners |
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| 1. acupuncturists |
63.6 |
| 2. chiropractors |
18.2 |
| 3. naturopaths |
10 |
| 4. homeopaths |
9.1 |
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*Some women used more than one | |
Hollyer et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2002 2:5 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-2-5 |
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