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HIV/AIDS Treatment
Sociocultural barriers impede complementary and alternative medicine use for HIV
June 28th, 2004
Sociocultural barriers impede complementary and alternative medicine use for HIV infection. Sociocultural "barriers that constrain use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the lives of people with HIV" were investigated. Qualitative interviews with 62 persons with HIV revealed that 73% (n=45) of interviewees were classified as potential users of CAM," according to C.E. Foote-Ardah in the journal Qualitative Health Research. "These included both users and nonusers who expressed interests in using CAM or specific modalities but did not use. The demand for CAM was constrained to the extent that participants were unable to...
Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2004-06-28)
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