Appraisal of oral lesions status of HIV/AIDS patients in South Western Uganda
Braz. j. oral sci
;
7(26): 1591-1595, July-Sept. 2008. tab
Article
in English
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: lil-521322
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To establish a regional surveillance data that may contribute to improvement of oral health prevention/control programs in South Western Uganda.Methods:
Using WHO guidelines, HIV-associated oral lesions were identified among 605 HIV/AIDS patients (469 females and 136 males), selected at random from 4 districts of South Western Uganda. Pearson¡¦s Chi square test of independence (´=0.01), was used to compare results.Results:
Prevalence of oral lesions was 73.2%. Pseudomembranous Candidiasis (PC) showed the highest overall prevalence of 71.1% (34.9% single and 36.2% mixed); followed by 39.9% prevalence of Erythematous Candidiasis (EC) (13.2%) single; 26.7% mixed) and 18.8% prevalence of Angular Chelitis (AC) (3.1% single and 15.7% mixed). There was 23.6% co-infection of PC and EC; 12.6% PC and AC, 3.1% were EC and AC, and 17.0% intra-oral pigmentation. Prevalence of oral lesions was significantly (p<0.01) dependent on host pre-exposure to antimicrobials.Conclusions:
Oral infections are still highly prevalent among the studied HIV/AIDS patients in South Western Uganda. This observation may be due to inadequate antimicrobial agents and oral/dental care. There¡¦s urgent need to train primary health care workers in management of oral lesions associated with HIV/AIDS. More studies are needed to evaluate HIV/AIDS oral lesions in the populace.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Bacterial Infections
/
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
/
Mouth
Type of study:
Risk factors
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. oral sci
Journal subject:
Dentistry
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Nigeria
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Uganda
Institution/Affiliation country:
Ambrose Alli University/NG
/
Kampala International University/UG
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