de Visser R, Ezzy D, Bartos M
Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health, and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne.
Altern Ther Health Med. 2000 Sep;6(5):44-52.
Many people with HIV/AIDS use alternative therapies. Do they choose alternative therapies instead of allopathic therapies?
To examine patterns of use of allopathic therapies and alternative therapies among people living with HIV/AIDS.
Cross-sectional survey of convenience sample.
Nonclinical setting in Australia.
925 men and women living with HIV/AIDS in Australia.
Correlates of choice of therapy included demographic variables, sources of information about treatment, and attitudes toward treatments and health management.
56% of people living with HIV/AIDS in Australia use alternative therapies. Attitudes toward both allopathic and alternative therapies were positive. The choice of allopathic and/or alternative therapies was related to disease progression. Choice of therapy was also related to attitudes toward allopathic and alternative therapies. Many users of alternative therapies believe that such therapies can alleviate the side effects of antiretroviral drugs.
The results of this study suggest that rather than being used as an alternative to allopathic medicine, nonallopathic therapies are used by people living with HIV/AIDS as complementary therapies.
许多感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的人使用替代疗法。他们是选择替代疗法而非对抗疗法吗？
研究感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的人使用对抗疗法和替代疗法的模式。
对便利样本进行横断面调查。
澳大利亚的非临床环境。
澳大利亚925名感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的男性和女性。
治疗选择的相关因素包括人口统计学变量、治疗信息来源以及对治疗和健康管理的态度。
澳大利亚56%感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的人使用替代疗法。对对抗疗法和替代疗法的态度均为积极。对抗疗法和/或替代疗法的选择与疾病进展有关。治疗选择也与对对抗疗法和替代疗法的态度有关。许多替代疗法使用者认为此类疗法可减轻抗逆转录病毒药物的副作用。
本研究结果表明，非对抗疗法被感染艾滋病毒/艾滋病的人用作补充疗法，而非作为对抗疗法的替代品。
