Molecular interactions of gases and organic vapors adsorbed on a graphite basal plane using computational chemistry and correlations of gas-phase adsorption isotherms

This was a cross-sectional study including 391 HIV-positive women ages 18–50 years, living in Alabama and Georgia. Participants included 84% African Americans (n = 327), 15% Caucasians (n = 58), and 1% other races (n = 6). A written survey examining POH, use of CAM, and other sociodemographic variables were used and trained interviewers collected data via face-to-face interview. Clinical disease indicators About 60% of study participants reported using at least one CAM. About 16% reported using herbs, 22% used dietary supplements, 27% practiced religious healing, 10% used bodywork (e.g. message and yoga), and 1% practiced some type of psychic healing. Vitamin supplements were the most commonly used CAM, where 36% of women in our study reported using vitamins.; Women reporting CAM use tended to be older, were more educated, had no health insurance coverage, and had longer disease duration compared to those who did not report CAM use. When examining the association between CAM use and clinical disease indicators, higher number of infections (≥3), were found to be associated with CAM use.; Vitamin supplements were identified as the most commonly used CAM among this population (∼36%). Similar to CAM users, vitamin users had significantly higher education levels, higher income, and longer disease duration. A trend towards more vitamin use was noted among Caucasian compared to African American women. When examining the association between vitamin use and clinical disease indicators, women who used vitamins had lower viral load levels and higher number of infections.; Vitamin users had a higher education level, were more Caucasian than African American women, and had longer disease duration than non-vitamin users. Income and clinical indicators (viral load and number of infections) were eliminated during the regression analysis.; We concluded that CAM use was prevalent among women living with HIV/AIDS. Longitudinal studies and clinical trials are needed to investigate the effectiveness of CAM use, potential drug interactions and side effects of CAM.* (Abstract shortened by UMI.); *This dissertation is multimedia (contains text and other applications not available in printed format). The accompanying CD requires the following system applications: Microsoft Office; QuickTime; Windows MediaPlayer or RealPlayer; Microsoft Photo Editor.