Research Article

Other health-seeking behaviour of HIV and AIDS patients visiting private sector doctors in the eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 56 , issue 4 , 2014 , pages: 223–228

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2014.953884

Author(s): Panjasaram Naidoo Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa

Keywords: alcohol , Ayurveda , complementary medicines , HIV , private healthcare sector , psychologist , traditional , traditional healers

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Abstract

Objectives: Although allopathic medicines are used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), many HIV-infected patients visit alternate medical and health practitioners, and take alternative therapies for their HIV condition. This study was conducted to confirm whether or not a sample of patients who visited private sector doctors used alternative medications, and whether or not they visited other healthcare professionals and/or healers for their condition.

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