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Do oral lesions associated with HIV affect quality of life?
Veerasamy Yengopal1, Sudeshni Naidoo
1Division of Public Oral Health, School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. veerasamy.yengopal@wits.ac.za
Objective:
To assess the impact of oral lesions on quality of life (QOL) in HIV-positive (HIV+) individuals using the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP).
Study Design:
This was a cross-sectional analytic study that compared 2 groups of HIV+ patients. Group 1 (n = 71) consisted of patients who presented with oral manifestations of HIV infection. Patients in group 2 (n = 79) were also HIV positive but had no oral lesions. The QOL measures were assessed by either simple frequency counts or the use of item weights.
Results:
Oral candidiasis was the most common oral lesion diagnosed. Patients in group 1 reported significantly greater impacts (P < .05) for all 7 subscales in OHIP.
Conclusions:
Oral lesions associated with HIV infection negatively affect the oral health-related QOL in infected patients.
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