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Table 1 Current and past dietary supplement product use among 268 men and 76 women living HIV/AIDS.

From: Use of dietary supplements among people living with HIV/AIDS is associated with vulnerability to medical misinformation on the internet

 

Current Supplement Use

Past Supplement Use

 

Men

 

Women

 

Men

 

Women

Products

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Antioxidants

48

18

12

16

37

14

8

11

Amino acid therapy

8

3

0

0

15

6

2

3

Chamomile & other teas

48

18

10

13

27

11

6

8

Flax seed

18

8

5

6

20

8

1

1

Herbs

40

15

8

11

39

15

6

8

Immunotherapy

7

2

2

2

16

6

3

4

Macrobiotics

4

2

0

0

5

2

0

0

Micronutrient therapy

9

3

2

2

8

3

0

0

Orange juice pills

9

3

1

1

12

5

1

1

Probiotics

3

1

2

2

7

3

2

2

Selenium

12

5

4

5

18

7

1

1

St. Johns Wort

3

1

0

0

13

5

1

1

Chinese medicine

5

2

0

0

9

3

2

2

African medicine

4

2

0

0

3

1

2

2

Number of products in current use

        

None

190

71

61

80

    

1

25

9

3

4

    

2-3

29

11

6

8

    

4+

24

9

6

8

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