Complementary and alternative medicine use among people living with HIV in Shiraz, Southern Iran
BackgroundLiving with HIV requires lifelong care to support engagement with and adherence to antiretroviral therapy. The Middle East and North Africa region provides access to ART, but research is lacking on the lived-experiences of people living with HIV. Globally, complementary and alternative med...
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| description | BackgroundLiving with HIV requires lifelong care to support engagement with and adherence to antiretroviral therapy. The Middle East and North Africa region provides access to ART, but research is lacking on the lived-experiences of people living with HIV. Globally, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasingly used by patients who need support alongside receiving medical treatment for chronic conditions. This study aims to examine the frequency and reasons behind the use of CAM, as well as identify its associated factors among people living with HIV in Shiraz, Iran.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, a total of 320 patients (aged 18–70 years) with a confirmed diagnosis of HIV residing in Fars province and diagnosed between 1999 and 2019 were recruited randomly through their clinical record numbers from five HIV treatment centers. They were surveyed on their quality of life and CAM use via the Short-Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36) and a semi-structured survey of “CAM use.” The data analysis for this study involved the use of Chi-squared test, independent t-test, and multiple logistic regression model.ResultsOf 287 patients, 89.22% reported using CAM in the previous year. CAM use was more prevalent among those with a family history of CAM use (94.3% vs. 81.8%, p = 0.023). Frequent reasons for using CAM were reported to be sexual dysfunction (32.4%), depression (28.3%), thirstiness (23.3%), and nausea (17.5%). Quality of life, as measured via the SF-36 questionnaire in all its 8 sub-domains, did not differ among those who used CAM versus those who did not (61.5 ± 27.6 vs. 58.1 ± 30.9, p = 0.626).ConclusionCAM was used among a majority of people living with HIV in Shiraz, Iran. People who used CAM appeared to experience a similar quality of life relative to those who did not use CAM. Future studies on the modalities of engagement with CAM can improve patient-physician shared decision-making and increase lifelong care options for people living with HIV. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2876ecafbae427e8aa92d18044645c62023-10-05T05:52:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-10-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.12066651206665Complementary and alternative medicine use among people living with HIV in Shiraz, Southern IranSeyed Hamdollah Mosavat0Seyed Hamdollah Mosavat1Mehdi Pasalar2Hassan Joulaei3Vira Ameli4Seyed Taghi Heydari5Ali Mirzazadeh6Mohammad Hashem Hashempur7Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Department of Persian Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranResearch Center for Psychiatry and Behavior Science, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranResearch Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Department of Persian Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranHIV/AIDS Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranCentre for Evidence-Based Intervention, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomHealth Policy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United StatesResearch Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Department of Persian Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranBackgroundLiving with HIV requires lifelong care to support engagement with and adherence to antiretroviral therapy. The Middle East and North Africa region provides access to ART, but research is lacking on the lived-experiences of people living with HIV. Globally, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasingly used by patients who need support alongside receiving medical treatment for chronic conditions. This study aims to examine the frequency and reasons behind the use of CAM, as well as identify its associated factors among people living with HIV in Shiraz, Iran.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, a total of 320 patients (aged 18–70 years) with a confirmed diagnosis of HIV residing in Fars province and diagnosed between 1999 and 2019 were recruited randomly through their clinical record numbers from five HIV treatment centers. They were surveyed on their quality of life and CAM use via the Short-Form Health Survey questionnaire (SF-36) and a semi-structured survey of “CAM use.” The data analysis for this study involved the use of Chi-squared test, independent t-test, and multiple logistic regression model.ResultsOf 287 patients, 89.22% reported using CAM in the previous year. CAM use was more prevalent among those with a family history of CAM use (94.3% vs. 81.8%, p = 0.023). Frequent reasons for using CAM were reported to be sexual dysfunction (32.4%), depression (28.3%), thirstiness (23.3%), and nausea (17.5%). Quality of life, as measured via the SF-36 questionnaire in all its 8 sub-domains, did not differ among those who used CAM versus those who did not (61.5 ± 27.6 vs. 58.1 ± 30.9, p = 0.626).ConclusionCAM was used among a majority of people living with HIV in Shiraz, Iran. People who used CAM appeared to experience a similar quality of life relative to those who did not use CAM. Future studies on the modalities of engagement with CAM can improve patient-physician shared decision-making and increase lifelong care options for people living with HIV.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1206665/fullcomplementary and alternative medicineacquired immune deficiency syndromeHIVmedicinal herbsIrantraditional Persian medicine |
| spellingShingle | Seyed Hamdollah Mosavat Seyed Hamdollah Mosavat Mehdi Pasalar Hassan Joulaei Vira Ameli Seyed Taghi Heydari Ali Mirzazadeh Mohammad Hashem Hashempur Complementary and alternative medicine use among people living with HIV in Shiraz, Southern Iran Frontiers in Public Health complementary and alternative medicine acquired immune deficiency syndrome HIV medicinal herbs Iran traditional Persian medicine |
| title | Complementary and alternative medicine use among people living with HIV in Shiraz, Southern Iran |
| title_full | Complementary and alternative medicine use among people living with HIV in Shiraz, Southern Iran |
| title_fullStr | Complementary and alternative medicine use among people living with HIV in Shiraz, Southern Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Complementary and alternative medicine use among people living with HIV in Shiraz, Southern Iran |
| title_short | Complementary and alternative medicine use among people living with HIV in Shiraz, Southern Iran |
| title_sort | complementary and alternative medicine use among people living with hiv in shiraz southern iran |
| topic | complementary and alternative medicine acquired immune deficiency syndrome HIV medicinal herbs Iran traditional Persian medicine |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1206665/full |
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