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Discriminators of Complementary and Alternative Medicine provider use among men with HIV/AIDS
Karen Kaufman1, William L Gregory
1Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA. kaufmannK@ohsu.edu
Objective:
To examine comprehensively the potential correlates of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) practitioner use among men with HIV/AIDS.
Methods:
Men (n=122) recruited from HIV/AIDS service organizations completed extensive written surveys. Questions comprised several domains that have been thought or demonstrated to influence individuals to use CAM, and also addressed respondents' social networks.
Results:
Discriminant analyses revealed 2 social network variables and 2 attitudinal variables proved statistically significant when controlling for relationships among variables.
Conclusion:
The significant contribution of social influence/social networks in choosing CAM modalities demonstrated has not heretofore been examined in CAM user studies; implications for future research are discussed.
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