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

Table 5 Dietary supplement beliefs among people living with HIV/AIDS who do not use and do use dietary supplements.

	Do Not Use Supplements (n = 251)		Uses Supplements (n = 93)
Beliefs	N	%	N	%	X ²	p
Vitamins and healthy foods can cure AIDS.	24	9	23	25	13.6	.01
Traditional medicines can cure AIDS.	12	5	13	14	8.7	.01
Herbal and natural remedies can cure AIDS in some people.	69	28	40	43	7.5	.01
HIV is treatable using non-toxic natural immune boosters.	100	40	47	51	3.4	n.s.
Overall mean (SD) items endorsed^a	0.8	(0.9)	1.1	(1.1)	4.84	.01

Note: Mean perception ratings on 10-point scales, 1 = 'Not at all' to 10 = 'Very much', ^a t-value for comparison between group means

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