[Integrative and complementary practices in Primary Health Care users in small cities]

The aim was to verify the use of Integrative and Complementary Health Practices (ICPH) and associated factors among Primary Health Care users in six small cities in the state of Paraná. A cross-sectional study was carried out based on interviews with 1,878 adults. Poisson regression was used to verify the associations between independent variables and the general use of ICPH, medicinal plants/phytotherapy, and ICPH except plants/phytotherapy. 51.2% of respondents reported using some ICPH, 45,7% medicinal plants/phytotherapy and 14,7% ICPH except medicinal plants/phytotherapy. The use of ICPH was higher among women, people aged 40 or over, white/yellow, with complete higher education, who did physical activity in their free time, consulted health professional (not a doctor), received home visit, reported neoplasms and chronic musculoskeletal pain. There were some differences in the factors associated with using medicinal plants/phytotherapy and ICPH except medicinal plants/phytotherapy, highlighting schooling, associated only with using ICPH except medicinal plants/phytotherapy. The conclusion is that the prevalence of the use of ICPH was high, especially medicinal plants/phytotherapy, with some important associated factors.