Appraisal of oral lesions status of HIV/AIDS patients in South Western Uganda
| dc.contributor.author | Agwu, Ezera | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ihongbe, John C. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tirwomwe, Jackson F. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pazos, Victoria | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tirwomwe, Michael | |
| dc.contributor.author | Casadesus, Luis | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-12-20T22:05:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-12-20T22:05:25Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.description.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 (α=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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Agwu, E., Ihongbe, J. C., Tirwomwe, J. F., Pazos, V., Tirwomwe, M., & Casadesus, L. (2008). Appraisal of oral lesions status of HIV/AIDS patients in South Western Uganda. Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences, 7(26), 1591-1595. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/bjos/article/view/8642673 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6458 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Brazilian Journal of Oral Sciences | en_US |
| dc.subject | Oral lesions | en_US |
| dc.subject | HIV/AIDS | en_US |
| dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
| dc.title | Appraisal of oral lesions status of HIV/AIDS patients in South Western Uganda | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |