Use of complementary and alternative medicine in HIV-infected subjects.
Complement Ther Med
; 14(3): 193-9, 2006 Sep.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16911899
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To compare the characteristics of HIV-infected subjects who had ever used with those who had never used Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM).DESIGN:
The European Level Epidemiology of Complementary Therapies in HIV project (ELECTHIV 2), a case-control study, was conducted in seven European countries. All HIV-infected subjects who consecutively attended the offices of the collaborating organizations were eligible for this study. Information was obtained from self-administered, anonymous questionnaires.SETTING:
A total of 1066 subjects entered the study 632 were CAM users and 434 had never used CAM.RESULTS:
CAM use was more common among females than males (odds ratio (OR) 1.6; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.2-2.2) and in more educated subjects. CAM use was less common among subjects taking highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) (OR 0.5; 95% CI 0.3-0.8), but was more common in outpatients who reported HAART-related side effects (specifically neuropathy).CONCLUSION:
This study indicates that CAM use in HIV-infected subjects is related to female gender, higher levels of education and longer duration of HIV infection.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Terapias Complementares
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Infecções por HIV
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Complement Ther Med
Assunto da revista:
TERAPIAS COMPLEMENTARES
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália