Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia; Office of Research, Endeavour College of Natural Health, Level 2, 269 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4006, Australia.
Australian Research Centre in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (ARCCIM), Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2018 Nov;33:100-106. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.09.002. Epub 2018 Sep 10.
This study examines the relationship between the use of complementary medicine (CM) interventions or consultations with CM practitioners and women's choice of contraceptive method.
A secondary analysis of a cross-sectional survey of Australian Women aged 34-39 years from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) was conducted. Associations between use of CM and contraception were analysed using Chi-squared tests and multivariate logistic regression.
Based on the responses from the included women (n = 7299), women who consulted a naturopath/herbalist were less likely to use implant contraceptives (OR 0.56; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.33; 0.95). Those consulting a chiropractor (OR 1.54; 95%CI 1.05; 2.25) or an osteopath (OR 2.16; 95% CI 1.32; 3.54) were more likely to use natural contraception.
There may be a link between women's choice of contraceptive method and their use of CM, in particular, with CM practitioner consultations.
本研究旨在探讨女性选择避孕方法与使用补充医学(CM)干预措施或咨询 CM 从业者之间的关系。
对来自澳大利亚女性健康纵向研究(ALSWH)的 34-39 岁澳大利亚女性的横断面调查进行二次分析。采用卡方检验和多变量逻辑回归分析 CM 使用与避孕之间的关联。
根据纳入女性(n=7299)的回答,咨询自然疗法医生/草药师的女性使用植入避孕的可能性较低(OR 0.56;95%置信区间(CI)0.33;0.95)。咨询脊椎按摩师(OR 1.54;95%CI 1.05;2.25)或整骨医生(OR 2.16;95%CI 1.32;3.54)的女性更有可能使用自然避孕法。
女性选择避孕方法与使用 CM 之间可能存在关联,特别是与 CM 从业者的咨询有关。