Women's Use of Alternative Medicine: A Multiethnic Study

The purpose of this study is to examine socio-cultural factors of women's use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The effects of socioeconomic status, social networks and acculturation on CAM use will be assessed among white, African-, Mexican-, and Chinese-American women.

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Conditions

Uterine Fibroids Arthritis Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Bone Diseases Bone Diseases, Metabolic Cardiovascular Diseases Depression Female Urogenital Diseases Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications Headache Headaches Heart Disease Heart Diseases High Blood Pressure Hypertension Infections Joint Diseases Leiomyoma Male Urogenital Diseases Metabolic Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue Neurologic Manifestations Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Osteoporosis Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Urinary Tract Infection Urinary Tract Infections Urogenital Diseases Urologic Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Experienced one or more of the following health conditions within the last year:

pregnancy related symptoms
menopausal related symptoms
headaches
back pain
osteoporosis
cancer
high blood pressure
high cholesterol
heart disease
joint pain/arthritis
insomnia
uterine fibroids
urinary tract infection
vaginal tract infection
medically diagnosed depression
menstrual symptoms

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2001
Study completion: 2001
First posted: Aug 15, 2003
Registry last updated: Feb 27, 2007

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