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Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, 10(6), p. e25719, 2011

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025719

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Predictors for Adolescent Visits to Practitioners of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in a Total Population (the Young-HUNT Studies)

Journal article published in 2011 by Jan-Aslak Steinsbekk, Marit By Rise, Felicity Bishop, George Lewith ORCID
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Abstract

Aim: To investigate the factors predicting adolescent visits to practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Methods: A longitudinal cohort study conducted in an adolescent total population in Central Norway (The Nord-Trøndelag Health Studies (HUNT)). In Young-HUNT 1, all inhabitants aged 13 to 19 years (N = 8944, 89% response rate) were invited to participate, and the youngest group (13 to 15 year olds) was surveyed again 4 years later (Young-HUNT 2, N = 2429, 82% response rate). The participants completed a comprehensive questionnaire on health and life style which included a question regarding visits to a CAM practitioner in the last 12 months. Results: One in eleven (8.7%, 95%CI 7.6-9.8%) had visited a CAM practitioner, an increase of 26% in 4 years (1.8% points). The final multivariable analysis predicted increased odds of an adolescent becoming a CAM visitor four years later (p