Title: P04.71. Acupuncture, self-care homeopathy, and practitioner-based homeopathy: comparing users in the 2007 NHIS
Abstract: PurposeTo compare non-users and users of acupuncture, homeopathy as self-care, and homeopathy with a practitioner.The 2002 and 2007 NHIS CAM Supplements indicate more users of homeopathy than of acupuncture; however, there were more visits to acupuncture practitioners suggesting that a large component of homeopathic use is for self-care. MethodsData from the 2007 NHIS, including 23,393 adults, were used to compare recent users of acupuncture, homeopathy as self-care, homeopathy with a practitioner, and non-users regarding demographics, health behaviours, reasons for use, and perceived health.