Mekdes Mengesha Jemberie, Meseret Zewdu, Bayew Kelkay Rade
Husbands' knowledge and involvement in sexual and reproductive health rights of women in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia: a community-based study
Frontiers in public health
dental caries among frequent oral conditions people living hivaids plwha lack baseline information dental caries prevalence associated risk factors among plwha comparison hiv uninfected people rwanda study conducted determine prevalence dental caries associated risk factors among plwha hiv uninfected adults hiv clinic kigali teaching hospital chuk kigali rwanda comparative crosssectional study conducted among 200 plwha 200 hiv uninfected adults aged 18 years attending hiv clinic chuk oral examination performed calibrated examiner dental caries assessed using decayed missing filled teeth f index dmft descriptive statistics chisquare ttests multiple binary logistic regression used analyze data overall higher prevalence 505 plwha experienced dental caries dmft0 compared hiv uninfected counterparts 405 p 0045 prevalence decayed teeth also higher 235 among plwha compared hiv uninfected persons 136 p 0011 meansd dmft scores among plwha hiv uninfected participants 228 368 129 221 respectively p 0001 performing multiple binary logistic regression analysis predictors dental caries plwha female 233 95ci 114475 frequent dental visits 450 95 ci 1461386 detectable rna viral load 450 95 ci 1461386 hiv uninfected participants middle age range 3645 years frequent dental visits significantly associated dental caries 661 95ci 2142037 342 95ci 13378760 respectively prevalence dental caries higher plwha hiv uninfected counterparts reported higher prevalence caries plwha associated female detectable viral load frequent dental visits therefore need effective oral health interventions specific plwha rwanda raise awareness risk dental caries provide preventive oral health services among population ensure timely oral health care amongplwha need effort policymakers stakeholders integrate oral health care services within hiv treatment program rwanda