Prevalence and predictors of traditional medicine utilization among persons living with aids (PLWA) on antiretroviral (ARV) and prophylaxis treatment in both rural and urban areas in South Africa

African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 470-484

  Hughes, G D ^a   Puoane, T R ^a   Clark, B L ^b   Wondwossen, T L ^a   Johnson, Q ^a   Folk, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b School of Medicine University of Missouri Columbia ^*

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Alternative medicine; ARV; HIV infection; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIDS PATIENT; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONS LIVING WITH AIDS; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE MAN; SINGLE WOMAN; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; AFRICAN MEDICINE; AGE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARV; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW; ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; UTILIZATION;

AIDS; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARV; HIV INFECTION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HIV; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84874716949     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01896016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajtcam.v9i4.4     Document Type: Article

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