Introduction

The objective of this systematic review was to determine the global prevalence of complementary medicine (CM) use among children and adolescents.

Method

Seven databases and the reference lists of included studies were searched for pertinent observational studies. Studies were limited to those published in English from July 1, 2013. Included studies were appraised using the JBI checklist for prevalence studies.

Results

Twenty studies were eligible for inclusion (385,527 participants). Most studies were assessed as having low risk of bias. Meta-analyses revealed a 23.0% (95% confidence interval, 0.226–0.234; 17 studies) short-term (≤ 12 month) prevalence and a 77.7% (95% confidence interval, 0.760–0.794; six studies) lifetime prevalence of CM use in children and adolescents. Differences in CM use were evident across countries and regions.

Discussion

The findings of this review indicate that the use of CM in children and adolescents is high and widespread and may be increasing.

中文翻译：

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儿童和青少年补充药物使用的流行率：系统评价

介绍

本次系统评价的目的是确定全球儿童和青少年补充医学 (CM) 使用的流行率。

方法

检索了七个数据库和纳入研究的参考文献清单以寻找相关的观察性研究。研究仅限于 2013 年 7 月 1 日起以英文发表的研究。纳入的研究使用 JBI 患病率研究清单进行评估。

结果

有 20 项研究符合纳入条件（385,527 名参与者）。大多数研究被评估为具有低偏倚风险。荟萃分析显示，CM 的短期（≤ 12 个月）患病率为 23.0%（95% 置信区间，0.226–0.234；17 项研究），终生患病率为 77.7%（95% 置信区间，0.760–0.794；6 项研究）用于儿童和青少年。不同国家和地区的 CM 使用情况存在明显差异。

讨论

本次审查的结果表明，儿童和青少年中 CM 的使用率很高且广泛，并且可能还在增加。