Oral Manifestations in HIV/AIDSInfected Children

dc.contributor.authorRwenyonyi, Charles Mugisha
dc.contributor.authorKutesa, Annet
dc.contributor.authorMuwazi, Louis
dc.contributor.authorOkullo, Isaac
dc.contributor.authorKasangaki, Arabat
dc.contributor.authorKekitinwa, Addy
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-07T18:32:01Z
dc.date.available2022-03-07T18:32:01Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractTo assess factors influencing the distribution of oral manifestations in HIV/AIDS-infected children attending the Paediatric Infectious Disease Clinic in Mulago Hospital, Kampala. This was a cross-sectional study comprising 237 children (males/females: 113/124) aged 1 to 12 years. The parents/guardians were interviewed to obtain demographic information, oral hygiene practices, dietary habits and health seeking behaviours as well as any medications taken. The children were clinically examined for oral lesions based on World Health Organization criteria with modifications. About 71.7% of the children cleaned their teeth. About 16.9% of the children had visited a dentist since birth, mainly for emergency care. One or more oral lesions were recorded in 73% of the children of whom 19.0% experienced discomfort during oral functions. Cervical lymphadenopathy, oral candidiasis and gingivitis were the most common soft tissue oral lesions: 60.8%, 28.3% and 19.0%, respectively. Except for dental caries, the overall frequency distribution of soft tissue oral lesions was significantly lower in children on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) as compared to their counterparts not on HAART. The prevalence of dental caries in deciduous and permanent dentitions was 42.2% and 11.0%, respectively. Tooth brushing and previous visits to the dentist were indirectly and significantly associated with dental caries. About 5.9% (n=14) of the children had <200 CD3 + CD4 T-lymphocyte cells per μl of blood. The majority of the children had one or more oral lesions, particularly in the group not on HAART. Some of the lesions were associated with discomfort during oral functions. (Eur J Dent 2011;5:291-298)en_US
dc.identifier.citationRwenyonyi, C. M., Kutesa, A., Muwazi, L., Okullo, I., Kasangaki, A., & Kekitinwa, A. (2011). Oral Manifestations in HIV/AIDSInfected Children. European journal of dentistry, 5(03), 291-298.DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1698894en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2545
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEuropean journal of dentistryen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDS-infected children; Oral manifestations; Ugandaen_US
dc.titleOral Manifestations in HIV/AIDSInfected Childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Oral Manifestations in HIVAIDSInfected.pdf
Size:
177.19 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Oral Manifestations in HIV/AIDSInfected Children
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description: