Social and Cultural Factors Affecting Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Use during Menopause in Sydney and Bologna
Table 4
Multivariate Poisson models: comparison of the predictors of CAM use by women living in Sydney and Bologna.
Sydney
Bologna
PR
(95% C.I.)
PR
(95% C.I.)
Present health status
1.07
0.004
(1.02–1.11)
Use of CAM for other conditions
1.57
0.000
(1.44–1.73)
2.45
0.000
(2.08–2.89)
HT use
1.12
0.025
(1.01–1.24)
Hot flush severity
1.08
0.000
(1.05–1.10)
1.09
0.000
(1.04–1.15)
Sleep severity
1.06
0.005
(1.02–1.11)
Dizziness severity
1.04
0.004
(1.01–1.07)
Vaginal dryness severity
1.03
0.031
(1.00–1.05)
Last natural menses:
2–11 months versus last month
1.41
0.023
(1.05–1.90)
≥12 months versus last month
1.34
0.097
(0.95–1.90)
Occupation:
non professional versus none
1.11
0.515
(0.81–1.53)
professional versus none
1.38
0.002
(1.13–1.69)
PR: prevalence ratios. Current health status included as a continuous variable (range: 1–7); symptom severity included as continuous variable (range: 0–6).
