Chronic illnesses are associated with an increased incidence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use in childhood.1 Patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection sometimes need long-term treatments. Despite prolonged use, virus may sometimes escape or protects itself from antiviral therapy, which results in treatment failure.2 Parents may use CAM for HBV infection, especially when treatment fails. To date, there is no pediatric information about the use of CAM for chronic HBV infection. Therefore, we aimed to analyze (1) prevalence of CAM use and (2) factors that influence its use in pediatric patients with chronic HBV infection.
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