International prevalence of consultation with a naturopathic practitioner: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Naturopathy is a traditional medicine system informed by codified philosophies and principles, and an emphasis on non-pharmacologic therapeutic interventions. While naturopathy is practised by approximately 75 000-100 000 000 naturopathic practitioners in at least 98 countries, little is known about the international prevalence of history of consultation with a naturopathic practitioner. This study reports a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies describing the global prevalence of history of consultation with a naturopathic practitioner by the general population.

Setting

The included literature was identified through a systematic search of eight databases between September and October 2019, as well as the grey literature.

Participants

Studies were

SUBMITTER: Steel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9328102 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature