| Product or practice | Current use, no. (%) | Ever used, no. (%) | Perceived helpful, no. (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n* | Yes | No | Maybe | ||||||||
| Product | n = 68 | n = 95 | |||||||||
| Vitamins and minerals | 56 | (82.4) | 86 | (90.5) | |||||||
| Multivitamin | 48 | (70.6) | 72 | (75.8) | 72 | 35 | (48.6) | 4 | (5.6) | 33 | (45.8) |
| Vitamin C | 15 | (22.1) | 31 | (32.6) | 29 | 19 | (65.5) | 1 | (3.4) | 9 | (31.0) |
| Calcium | 9 | (13.2) | 15 | (15.8) | 13 | 8 | (61.5) | 1 | (7.7) | 4 | (30.8) |
| Vitamin B | 2 | (2.9) | 12 | (12.6) | 10 | 5 | (50.0) | 1 | (10.0) | 4 | (40.0) |
| Herbals | 8 | (11.8) | 28 | (29.5) | |||||||
| Echinacea | 3 | (4.4) | 17 | (17.9)† | 16 | 10 | (62.5) | 1 | (6.3) | 5 | (31.3) |
| Homeopathics | 12 | (17.6) | 36 | (37.9) | |||||||
| Cold remedy | 8 | (11.8) | 21 | (22.1) | 18 | 16 | (88.9) | 1 | (5.6) | 1 | (5.6) |
| Teething remedy | 2 | (2.9) | 13 | (13.7) | 13 | 11 | (84.6) | 0 | (0) | 2 | (15.4) |
| Miscellaneous | 17 | (25.0) | 37 | (38.9) | |||||||
| Fish oil/omega 3 fatty acids | 8 | (11.8)† | 16 | (16.8) | 13 | 2 | (15.4) | 0 | 11 | (84.6) | |
| Acidophilus/probiotics | 6 | (8.8)† | 14 | (14.7)† | 12 | 7 | (58.3) | 1 | (8.3) | 4 | (33.3) |
| Practice | n = 40 | n = 65 | |||||||||
| Massage | 15 | (37.5) | 26 | (40.0) | 23 | 21 | (91.3) | 0 | 2 | (8.7) | |
| Faith healing | 10 | (25.0) | 16 | (24.6) | 12 | 12 | (100.0) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chiropractic | 8 | (20.0) | 21 | (32.3) | 20 | 14 | (70.0) | 3 | (15.0) | 3 | (15.0) |
| Aromatherapy | 6 | (15.0) | 12 | (18.5) | 11 | 8 | (72.7) | 0 | 3 | (27.3) | |
| Aboriginal healing | 3 | (7.5) | 7 | (10.8) | 6 | 5 | (83.3) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (16.7) |
*Number of valid responses. †Significant difference between the 2 sites (p < 0.05).