Assessement and awareness towards The oral manifestations of hiv/aids Patients in jijiga karamara Hospital,art clinic, ethiopia

Abstract

Background:- Over 30 different oral manifestations of HIV disease have been reported since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic. Several groups of these oral manifestations are known. They may be; infections, neoplasms or other manifestations. Infections include fungal, viral or bacterial. Whereas, the most common neoplasms are Kaposi’s Sarcoma and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The others category include non-specific or Aphthous-like ulcers, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, mucosal melanin pigmentation and salivary gland diseases. Objective:-to investigate the awareness of the oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS patients in jijiga karamara hospital, in ART clinic, Ethiopia. METHODOLOGY:- Informed consent were obtained from each participant before embarking on the interview. Participants were individually interviewed using structured questionnaires that inquired about participants’ awareness of distinct oral manifestations of HIV or AIDS (e.g. oral candidiasis, oral tumours, oral ulcers, and periodontal conditions).Those who aware of oral manifestations were additionally asked if they know about any quality of life problems associated with oral manifestations. Interviews took place within the premises of the jijiga karamara hospital, in ART clinic, ETHIOPIA. Results:-Data from questionnaires were processed and analysed using SPSS version 14.0 and frequency distributions were computed and the result were presented using tables. from these tables the over all awareness of oral manifestations is 138(54.3%); (oral candidiasis 118(46.4), oral ulcer108(45.5),periodontal disease 117(46)) and those unaware of is 116(45.66%). conclusions and recommendation:- Conclusions  Participants were relatively less aware of the different types of oral manifestations  Educational status ploy important role in Awareness of oral manifestation of HIV AIDS.  The main source of knowledge was training by NGO while the problems associated with oral manifestations were more limited. Recommendation It is recommended that health authorities in Ethiopia establish population-oriented health education for improving knowledge about oral disease in HIV/AIDS and that oral health professionals provide sound information to PLHIV in community-outreach oral healthcare programmes.