Factors related to the use of complementary and alternative medicine among people living with HIV/AIDS in Bangkok, Thailand

dc.contributor.author	Limsatchapanich, Suwassa	en
dc.contributor.author	Sillabutra, Jutatip	en
dc.contributor.author	Ounprasertpong Nicharojana, Ladaval	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-20T15:15:47Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-20T15:15:47Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-20
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1471
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	el
dc.subject	Alternative medicine
dc.subject	AIDS (Disease)--Patients
dc.subject	HIV-positive persons
dc.subject	AIDS
dc.subject	Εναλλακτική ιατρική
dc.title	Factors related to the use of complementary and alternative medicine among people living with HIV/AIDS in Bangkok, Thailand	en
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heal.generalDescription	Research article	en
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Traditional medicine--Thailand
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Ταϊλάνδη
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heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2013-12
heal.bibliographicCitation	Limsatchapanich, S., Sillabutra, J. & Ounprasertpong Nicharojana, L. (December 2013). Factors related to the use of complementary and alternative medicine among people living with HIV/AIDS in Bangkok, Thailand. “Health Science Journal”. 7(4):436-447.	en
heal.abstract	Background: There is insufficient data for casual factors and no up to date evidence of complementary and alternative medicine use among healthy groups of HIV/AIDS patients in Bangkok, Thailand. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use among healthy HIV/AIDS patients and find out the causal factors. Method and Material: A cross-sectional study was carried out using the self-administered questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to 225 people living with HIV/AIDS in four HIV/AIDS associations in Bangkok. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: More than half of the people living with HIV/AIDS used complementary and alternative medicine. Vitamins and minerals, dietary supplements and herbal products were the three most popular types. Most of the people living with HIV/AIDS had positive perceptions towards complementary and alternative medicine; however, two-thirds of the people living with HIV/AIDS had poor knowledge about complementary and alternative medicine. Using multiple logistic regression, age, perceptions towards complementary and alternative medicine and product accessibility were associated with the use of complementary and alternative medicine among people living with HIV/AIDS. Conclusion: Learning how to use complementary and alternative medicine appropriately is recommended for people living with HIV/AIDS. A proper balance of the advantages and disadvantages in the information received from the media and from peers is recommended. Lastly, awareness on the part of health professionals of reports of adverse events attributable to complementary and alternative medicine is also necessary for effective two-way communication.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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heal.dateCreated	2013-10