Complementary & Alternative Medicine Use in HIV+ Latinos in the US-Mexico Border

Completed

Conditions studied: HIV Positive

In brief

The goal of The investigators community-based participatory research study is to identify the nature and extent of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among HIV-positive Latinos on the San Diego/Tijuana border. CAM use among US Latinos living with HIV is associated with delayed utilization of and poor adherence to antiretroviral therapies (ARVs) that may exacerbate health disparities in HIV care access and health outcomes. This study will lead to development of culturally-effective interventions to improve access and adherence to HIV care in Latinos who face health disparities. The investigators hypothesis is that greater use of CAM will be observed among HIV-positive Latinos who report a) crossing the U.S. border more frequently, and b) having migrated to Tijuana or San Diego (e.g. from southern Mexico). The investigators also hypothesize that compared to HIV-positive Latinos who report using herbal CAM, those who do not use herbal CAM are more likely to be receiving ARVs and report higher levels of adherence to ARVs; Compared to HIV-positive Latinos who do not attend religious services regularly, those who attend religious services regularly are more likely to be receiving ARV; Compared to HIV- positive Latinos who report experiencing HIV related stigma, those who do not report experiencing HIV-related stigma are significantly more likely to be receiving ARVs.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01152684

Run by

University of California, San Diego

People needed

541

Starts

2009-09-01

Expected to finish

2013-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-02-07

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Latino
• Speak English or Spanish or both
• Lived in San Diego or Tijuana for at least 1 month in the last year
• 18 years or older
• HIV-positive or living with AIDS

You may not qualify if…

• Non-Latino
• Speak neither English nor Spanish
• Have not lived in San Diego or Tijuana for at least 1 month in the last year
• Under 18 years of age
• Not HIV-positive or living with AIDS

Where it is running

• San Ysidro Health Center — San Ysidro, California, United States

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