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P J Poppen

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PubMed2005

Complementary and alternative medicine and adherence to care among HIV-positive Latino gay and bisexual men.

The purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which HIV-positive Latino gay and bisexual men utilized complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and to explore the relationship between CAM use and adherence to treatment. The sample consisted of 152 HIV-positive Latino gay and bisexual men. Eighty percent of participants reported use of some form of CAM. Asian CAM was most commonly used, followed by herbal remedies and Latino CAM. Adherence to Western medical care was also explored, with more than two-thirds of the sample adhering completely to recommendations concerning seeing the doctor, taking medications and following instructions. The relationships between CAM use and Western medical care were examined with logistic regressions. Those who used Latino CAM were less likely to keep doctors' appointments, follow physicians' recommendations and adhere to the prescribed medication regimen in the past three days. Plant-based CAM was also significantly related to non-adherence to Western medicine.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1999

Women's use of dual methods of sexual self-protection.

In a sample of college women at two private universities, this study examined dual use of self-protective measures, i.e., simultaneous use of condoms for disease prevention and birth control pills for contraception. Those who were dual users of condoms and birth control pills were in newer relationships, were less committed to their current relationships, and perceived their partners as more likely to have HIV or other STDs, as compared to college women using condoms only, birth control pills only, or no method. Dual use was unrelated to personality or health and risk behavior. Rather, dual use reflected a pattern of sexual self-protection based on risk management associated with concerns about consequences of sexual activity, that is STDs and conception, and not with more distal factors.

Adult↗
PubMed1997

Perception of risk and sexual self-protective behavior: a methodological critique.

Although several theories suggest that perceptions of the risk of transmission of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, motivate individuals to adopt or maintain self-protective behaviors, the research literature has generally failed to demonstrate this relationship. Because many HIV prevention interventions are based on the presumption of this relationship and because there is support for the effects of risk perception on self-protective behaviors in other health domains, a closer examination of the research concerning HIV risk perception is warranted. Therefore, a critical review of methodological features of research in this area was conducted. Issues considered were measurement; research design; the distinctive characteristics of HIV risk; the sexual and social nature of HIV transmission; and ecological, construct, and statistical conclusion validity. Methodological and design recommendations were made for testing the effects of HIV risk perception more adequately.

Attitude to Health↗
PubMed1994

Adolescent contraceptive use and communication: changes over a decade.

Sexual experiences of 186 adolescents in 1979 were compared to those of 215 adolescents in 1989 who were recruited from the same university to determine if there was an increase over the decade in "safe sex" practices. Self-reported condom use increased between 1979 and 1989 for very first intercourse as well as first intercourse with current partner, although condom use was still far from universal. For other behaviors, there were sexual career changes (i.e., changes from first to current partner) but not decade changes. The percentage of respondents using any method of contraception and the percentage who discussed contraception with their partner increased from first to current partner, but did not increase between 1979 and 1989. The very first intercourse with first partner remained especially troubling since contraceptive use was very low and discussions about contraception prior to sex were very infrequent.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1988

Types of patients served by various providers of outpatient care in CMHCs.

Representative community mental health center (CMHC) survey data showed that psychiatrists differed from other CMHC providers of mental health services by serving the more seriously impaired patients who are admitted and readmitted to outpatient services. Psychiatrists also shared more outpatients with providers from other disciplines than providers in other disciplines shared with one another. The results are consistent with previous research on differences between disciplines and with the flight of psychiatrists from CMHCs but cast doubt on the hypothesis that psychiatrists see sicker patients than psychologists see because of differences in reimbursement between the two disciplines.

Age Factors↗