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.
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.