Pattern of Traditional Medicine Utilization among HIV/AIDS Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy at a University Hospital in Northwestern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

The utilization pattern among HIV patients on ART using TCAM, May 2014.

Variable	Frequency (%)
Time of TCAM start
Before ART initiation	62 (47.30)
After ART initiation	69 (52.70)
Motivating factors for using TCAM
Family	25 (19.08)
Health care provider	5 (3.82)
Religion	51 (38.93)
To improve immunity	30 (22.90)
To deal with side effects of ART	2 (1.53)
Additional benefit	16 (12.21)
Other	2 (1.53)
Type of TCAM
Herbal therapy	48 (36.64)
Spiritual therapy	74 (56.49)
Body-mind therapy	3 (2.29)
Others	6 (4.58)