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00925njm 22002777a 4500 dc Segovia, Gregorio author Sanz-Barbero, Belén author 2022-09-16 Objectives: To identify how perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs towards pseudotherapies, health, medicine, and the public health system influence the pseudotherapy use in Spain. Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study using the Survey of Social Perception of Science and Technology-2018 (5,200 interviews). Dependent variable: ever use of pseudotherapies. Covariables: attitude towards medicine, health and public health system; perceived health; assessment of the scientific character of homeopathy/acupuncture. The association was estimated using prevalence ratios obtained by Poisson regression models. The model was adjusted for age and socioeconomic variables. Results: Pseudotherapy use was higher in women (24.9%) than in men (14.2%) (p < 0.001). The probability of use in men (p < 0.001) and women (p < 0.001) increases with the belief in pseudotherapies' usefulness. Among men, a proactive attitude (reference: passive) towards medicine and health (RP:1.3), and a negative (reference: positive) assessment of the quality of the public health system increased use-probability (RP:1.2). For women, poor health perceived (referencie: good) increased likelihood of use (RP:1.2). Conclusion: Pseudotherapy use in Spain was associated with confidence in its usefulness irrespective of users' assessment of its scientific validity. Int J Public Health. 2022 Sep 16;67:1604594. 10.3389/ijph.2022.1604594 1661-8564 International journal of public health 36188754 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/15220 Spain Gender Health Pseudotherapy Patient attitudes Patient beliefs "It Works for Me": Pseudotherapy Use is Associated With Trust in Their Efficacy Rather Than Belief in Their Scientific Validity