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. 2011 Jun 1;8(4):337–345. doi: 10.4314/ajtcam.v8i4.1

Table 4.

Frequency distribution of the reasons for different TCAM use (multiple responses possible) over time

T1 (n=735)
T2 (n=525)
T3 (n=556)
T4 (n=499)		 1. Herbal
therapies 		2. Faith healing
including
spiritual
practices and
prayer 		3.
Physical/bodymind
therapy
(e.g. exercise, massage)		 4. Micronutrients
(vitamins,
minerals &
multivitamin) 		5. Over-the-counter
drugs
To treat adverse
effects from HIV or
ARV treatment(e.g.
nausea/vomiting)		 T1=45 (6.1)
T2=2 (4.3)
T3=1 (3.3)
T4=0		 T1=15 (2.0)
T2=5 (2.1)
T3=24 (12.1)
T4=1 (0.8)		 T1=3 (0.4)
T2=1 (8.3)
T3=11 (35.5)
T4=0		 T1=3(4.1)
T2=9 (1.9)
T3=59 (9.1)
T4=11 (3.0)		 T1=#
T2=3 (5.4)
T3=5 (22.7)
T4=0
Relaxation T1=59 (8.0)
T2=5 (10.9)
T3=4 (13.3)
T4=0		 T1=68 (9.3)
T2=10 (4.2)
T3=6 (3.0)
T4=2 (1.6)		 T1=13 (1.8)
T2=3 (25.0)
T3=3 (9.7)
T4=3 (0.9)		 T1=92 (12.5)
T2=1 (0.2)
T3=2 (0.3)
T4=1 (0.3)		 T1=#
T2=1 (1.8)
T3=0
T4=0
Pain relief T1=205 (27.9)
T2=5 (10.9)
T3=3 (10.0)
T4=0		 T1=134 (18.2)
T2=9 (3.8)
T3=2 (1.0)
T4=1 (0.8)		 T1=14 (1.8)
T2=0
T3=1 (3.2)
T4=0		 T1=259 (35.2)
T2=9 (1.9)
T3=5 (0.8)
T4=0		 T1=#
T2=42 (75.0)
T3=12 (54.5)
T4=16 (84.2)
Stress relief T1=127 (17.3)
T2=2 (4.3)
T3=0
T4=0		 T1=160 (21.8)
T2=53 (22.3)
T3=23 (18.7)
T4=0		 T1=15 (2.0)
T2=5 (41.7)
T3=5 (16.1)
T4=1 (0.8)		 T1=152 (20.7)
T2=3 (0.6)
T3=2 (0.3)
T4=0		 T1=#
T2=1 (1.8)
T3=2 (9.1)
T4=0
Immune
supplementation		 T1=132 (18.0)
T2=30 (65.2)
T3=21 (70.0)
T4=3 (100)		 T1=101 (13.7)
T2=9 (3.8)
T3=19 (9.5)
T4=1 (0.8)		 T1=13 (1.8)
T2=1 (8.3)
T3=9 (29.0)
T4=4		 T1=182 (24.8)
T2=284 (59.3)
T3=244 (37.7)
T4=126 (34.6)		 T1=#
T2=4 (7.1)
T3=1 (4.5)
T4=0
Antioxidant T1=73 (9.9)
T2=0
T3=0
T4=0		 T1=84 (11.4)
T2=1 (0.4)
T3=0
T4=0		 T1=4 (0.5)
T2=0
T3=1
T4=0		 T1=111 (15.1)
T2=2 (0.4)
T3=0
T4=0		 T1=#
T2=0
T3=0
T4=0
Improve eating T1=108 (14.7)
T2=0
T3=0
T4=0		 T1=92 (12.5)
T2=2 (0.8)
T3=2 (1.0)
T4=0		 T1=8 (1.1)
T2=0
T3=0
T4=0		 T1=112 (15.2)
T2=71 (14.8)
T3=121 (18.7)
T4=81 (22.3)		 T1=#
T2=0
T3=2 (9.1)
T4=0
Improve overall well
being		 T1=97 (13.2)
T2=1 (2.2)
T3=1 (3.3)
T4=0		 T1=179 (24.4)
T2=120 (50.4)
T3=105 (52.8)
T4=78 (63.4)		 T1=21 (2.9)
T2=2 (16.7)
T3=1 (3.2)
T4=0		 T1=154 (21.0)
T2=100 (20.9)
T3=208 (32.1)
T4=145 (39.8)		 T1=#
T2=0
T3=0
T3=10
Anxiety T1=0
T2=0
T3=0
T4=0		 T1=0
T2=0
T3=1 (0.5)
T4=0		 T1=0
T2=0
T3=1 (3.2)
T4=0		 T1=0
T2=0
T3=1 (0.2)
T4=0		 T1=#
T2=5 (8.9)
T3=0
T4=0
Depression T1=0
T2=1 (2.2)
T3=0
T4=0		 T1=0
T2=29 (12.2)
T3=14 (7.0)
T4=5 (4.1)		 T1=0
T2=0
T3=0
T4=0		 T1=0
T2=0
T3=4 (0.6)
T4=0		 T1=#
T2=0
T3=0
T4=0

#Reasons for over-the-counter drug use was not assessed at baseline