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Knowledge of HIV and HIV Associated Oral Lesions Among Nigerian Final Year Dental Students

International Journal of Clinical Medicine Research
Vol.6 , No. 1, Publication Date: Apr. 9, 2019, Page: 1-5

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[1]	Joan Emien Enabulele, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
[2]	Mercy Okoh, Department of Oral Pathology and Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.

Abstract

Providing proper dental care to HIV/AIDS patients necessitates good knowledge for recognition of the oral lesions associated with the disease. This study was aimed at assessing the knowledge of HIV and HIV associated oral lesions among final year dental students in Nigeria. This was a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study of final year dental students in 4 Nigerian universities. The questionnaire consisted of 3 sections: Demographic characteristics of the respondents, knowledge of transmission of HIV and oral lesions associated with HIV/AIDS. Data was analyzed using IBM SPSS version 21.0. Descriptive statistics, Chi square test, Fisher’s exact test and Students T-test were the analysis carried out with P set at 0.05. A total of 61 respondents participated in the study. The mean knowledge score of 26.18± 7.841. The knowledge score obtained by the male respondents was 26.38±8.05 while the mean knowledge score obtained by female respondents was 25.82±7.63. There was no statistically significant difference in mean score across the dental schools and across gender. The most commonly identified oral lesions: oral candidiasis (98.4%), Kaposi’s sarcoma (98.4%), periodontal disease (91.8%) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (82.0%). The least identified oral lesions; facial palsy (21.3%), drug reactions (ulcerative, erythema multiforme, lichenoid) (27.9%), trigeminal neuralgia (32.8%). Nigerian dental students have a good knowledge of HIV transmission and oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS. This is encouraging and should be translated to adequate oral health care for patients living with HIV/AIDS.

Keywords

HIV/AIDS, Nigerian Dental Students, Oral Manifestation

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