ArticleAIDS research and therapy2012
Use of dietary supplements among people living with HIV/AIDS is associated with vulnerability to medical misinformation on the internet.
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Impact of daily supplementation of Spirulina platensis on the immune system of naïve HIV-1 patients in Cameroon: a 12-months single blind, randomized, multicenter trial.Nutrition journal · 2015Trial
- Effects of Spirulina platensis supplementation on lipid profile in HIV-infected antiretroviral naïve patients in Yaounde-Cameroon: a randomized trial study.Lipids in health and disease · 2014Trial
- Health Information Access Behaviors by Sexual Orientation: A Secondary Data Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey.Journal of homosexuality · 2026Article
- Patients Are Using Dietary Supplement for the Treatment of Their Diseases without Consultation with Their Physicians and Pharmacists.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Factors governing consumers buying behavior concerning nutraceutical product.Food science & nutrition · 2023Review
- Health literacy in dietary supplement use among working-age groups: systematic review and meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2022Article
- Dietary and herbal supplements for weight loss: assessing the quality of patient information online.Nutrition journal · 2021Article
- Misinformation and public opinion of science and health: Approaches, findings, and future directions.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Review
- Food elimination, food substitution, and nutrient supplementation among ARV-exposed HIV-positive persons in southern Ghana.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2018Article
- Health halo effect in supplement marketing: A content analysis of unregulated medical claims in community pharmacies.Digital healthArticle
- The Impact of Misinformation and Health Literacy on HIV Prevention and Service Usage.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACArticle
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Abstract
backgroundUse of dietary supplements is common among people living with HIV/AIDS. Because dietary supplements are used in the context of other health behaviors, they may have direct and indirect health benefits. However, supplements may also be associated with vulnerability to medical misinformation and unfounded health claims. We examined use of dietary supplements among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH) and the association between use of dietary supplements and believing medical misinformation.
methodsA convenience sample of 268 men and 76 women living with HIV was recruited from AIDS services and clinics in Atlanta, GA. Participants completed measures of demographic and health characteristics, dietary supplement use, beliefs about dietary supplements, internet use, and an internet evaluation task designed to assess vulnerability to medical misinformation.
resultsOne out of four PLWH currently used at least one dietary supplement product excluding vitamins. Dietary supplement use was associated with higher education and greater use of the internet for health-related information. Dietary supplement users also endorsed greater believability and trust in unfounded claims for HIV cures.
conclusionsDietary supplement use is common among PLWH and is associated with a broad array of health information seeking behaviors. Interventions are needed to reduce the vulnerability of PLWH, particularly dietary supplement users, to medical misinformation propagated on the internet.
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