Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 47 10 2018 10 06 1558 1566 Mohammad Hosein KALANTAR MOTAMEDI Trauma Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Abolfazl ABOUIE Trauma Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Nima HAFEZI-NEJAD Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Soheil SAADAT Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Afarin RAHIMI-MOVAGHAR Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Iranian Institute for Reduction of High Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Abbas MOTEVALIAN Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Iranian Institute for Reduction of High Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Masoumeh AMIN-ESMAEILI Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Iranian Institute for Reduction of High Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Vandad SHARIFI Dept. of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ahmad HAJEBI Research Center for Addiction & Risky Behavior (ReCARB), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran AND Dept. of Psychiatric, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ali EBRAHIMI Trauma Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Vafa RAHIMI-MOVAGHAR Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2018 10 06 Background: This study was aimed to determine the prevalence, predictors and cost of CAM practitioner use among traumatic patients in Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional household survey of a nationally representative sample of Iranians 15 to 64 yr old was conducted in 2011, using a three-stage cluster sampling. Short Form Injury Questionnaire 7 (SFIQ7) was utilized through face-to-face interviews and data on demographics, history of injuries, mechanism, site and type of injury, type and place of the treatment were attained. Via telephone calls, service use and costs of treatment were also collected. Results: The prevalence of CAM practitioner use in injured people and victims seeking medical care was 0.7% and 4.1%, respectively in 3-month interval in 2011. There were no significant sociodemographic differences between victims who seek unconventional settings and those who seek conventional treatment. The most common injury description treated by CAM providers was as follows: fracture (type of injury), upper limb (site of injury), fall (mechanism of injury) and cast, splint, and physiotherapy (type of treatment). The average medical cost of CAM practitioner was US$14.7 while this amount in the conventional setting was US$195.5. Conclusion: Use of CAM is not very common among injured people in Iran. However, due to lack of formal training, CAM usage has possible side effects.     https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/14920 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/14920/6165