Associations between complementary medicine utilisation and the use of contraceptive methods: Results of a national
A Steel1, J Wardle2, J Frawley2
1Australian 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.
Background And Purpose:
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.
Materials And Methods:
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.
Results:
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.
Conclusion:
There may be a link between women's choice of contraceptive method and their use of CM, in particular, with CM practitioner consultations.
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