Oral health related quality of life among HIV positive patients attending two HIV outpatient clinics in Nigeria - a cross sectional study
| Autor: | Titilope A Adeyemo, KA Umeizudike, Opeyemi O. Daramola, Babatope Bamidele Osagbemiro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Oral health Cross-sectional study Nigeria Pain HIV Infections Disease Logistic regression Ambulatory Care Facilities Quality of life Internal medicine Statistical significance medicine Humans Outpatient clinic OHRQoL Aged business.industry Public health Confounding Articles General Medicine Middle Aged HIV infection stomatognathic diseases Cross-Sectional Studies Quality of Life Female business |
| Zdroj: | African Health Sciences |
| ISSN: | 1680-6905 |
| DOI: | 10.4314/ahs.v21i2.11 |
| Popis: | Background: The human immunodeficiency virus infection remains a devastating disease of public health importance. Objectives: To assess the association between oral health and quality of life and the factors affecting the oral health related quality of life among HIV positive patients in Nigeria. Methods: This was a cross sectional study of HIV positive patients attending two HIV outpatient clinics in Nigeria. Impact of oral health on quality of life was assessed using the OHIP-14. Oral health status was assessed by the DMFT and Simpli- fied OHI indices. Level of significance was set at p< 0.05. Results: Three hundred and fifty-two patients were seen, 64.2% being females. Prevalence of impact was 8.5%; and the mean OHIP scores was 8.05±9.54. Highest impact was “painful aching” 67(19.1%) with the domain of physical pain scoring the highest mean impact of 2.32. Most patients (88.6%) were on HAART. Following logistic regression, after controlling for potential confounders, independent factors associated with poor OHRQoL were perceived need for dental treatment, HAART use, and higher DMFT (p |
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