Etat des lieux de l'homéopathie en Belgique - KCE

48 Homeopathy KCE Reports 154
4.3.4 Practice.
Table 3: Initial training of the respondents (n=144)
All UHB LIGA
Frequency Percent Frequency Percent Frequency Percent
No answer 10 4 6
physician (general practicioner) 96 9,0% 94 81,7% 9 23,1%
physician (specialist) 13 66,7% 13 11,3% 3 7,7%
Physiotherapist 1 0,7% 1 0,9%
Nurse 5 3,5% 1 0,9% 4 10,3%
Midwife 1 0,7% 1 2,6%
Veterinary 1 0,7% 1 0,9%
Dentist 3 2,1% 3 2,6%
Psychologist 3 2,1% 3 7,7%
Acupuncture 7 4,9% 6 5,2% 1 2,6%
Others 18 12,5% 3 2,6% 16 41,0%
Table 4 gives the way practitioners came in contact with homeopathy.
Table 4: Ways practitioners came in contact with homeopathy (n=144)
All UHB LIGA
Frequency Percent Frequency Percent Frequency Percent
No answer 1 1
Treatment that practicioner
underwent himself
54 37,5%
37 32,2% 20 51,3%
Treatment of a relative or friend
44 30,6%
37 32,2% 10 25,6%
Conference 13 9,0% 13 11,3% 4 10,3%
Written sources 34 23,6% 28 24,3% 11 28,2%
Internet 2 1,4% 1 0,9% 1 2,6%
Others 33 22,9% 30 26,1% 5 12,8%
The mean time in practice was 17 years (Standard deviation 10),median 18 interquartile
range 7 to 26, min 3 year and max 36, Table 5 shows the practices that are combined
with homeopathy.
Table 5: Other professions (n=144)
type of practice : Frequency Percent
General practice 103 71,5%
Acupuncture 35 24,3%
Nursing 0 0,0%
Physiotherapy 0 0,0%
Oriental medicine 10 6,9%
Osteopath/chiropractic 3 2,1%
Dentistry 3 2,1%
Veterinary 1 0,7%
other 23 16,0%