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Wiechmann SL, Tejo AM, Inácio MVS, Mesas AE, Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Cabrera MAS. Frailty in people 50 years or older living with HIV: A sex perspective. HIV Med 2023; 24:1222-1232. [PMID: 37759412 DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To estimate prefrailty and frailty prevalence and associated factors in people living with HIV (PLHIV) from a sex perspective. METHODS Cross-sectional study on PLHIV at specialized public health centres in Brazil. Data were obtained from individuals aged ≥50 years using antiretroviral therapy (ART) and with an undetectable viral load through personal interviews, clinical evaluations and medical records. Frailty and prefrailty were characterized using the Fried Frailty Phenotype tool. Multinomial regression models were performed, and the associated factors were selected through the backward stepwise method. RESULTS Among 670 patients, 373 men and 297 women were included. The prevalence of frailty and prefrailty was significantly higher for women (16.2% and 56.2%, respectively) than for men (11.5% and 46.4%, respectively). Low socioeconomic and educational level, multimorbidity, depression, subjective cognitive complaints, and low scores on the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) were associated (P < 0.05) with frailty for both sexes. However, in the sex-specific analysis, while smoking (OR = 3.66, 95% CI: 1.58-8.48) and a history of low adherence to ART (OR = 3.10, 95% CI: 1.33-7.23) were associated with frailty in men, depression (OR = 3.39, 95% CI: 1.36- 8.44) and the absence of functional dentition (OR = 3.77, 95% CI: 1.36- 10.43) were associated with frailty in women. CONCLUSIONS This study adds self-reported cognitive complaints as a potential predictor of frailty in both sexes and supports the known deleterious effect of multimorbidity on frailty in adults living with HIV. Furthermore, it suggests that other possible predictors, such as depression, oral health status and adherence to ART, may be sex-specific.
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- Susana Lilian Wiechmann
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine Department, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
- Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine Department, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine Department, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Public Health, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil
- Health and Social Research Center, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain
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- Health and Social Research Center, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain
- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Talca, Chile
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Ibrahim K, Rahayuwati L, Herliani YK, Pramukti I. Health Care Needs Among People Living with HIV: The Implication of Continuum of Care. HIV AIDS (Auckl) 2023; 15:235-246. [PMID: 37229313 PMCID: PMC10204712 DOI: 10.2147/hiv.s403510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023] Open
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Background Human immunodeficiency virus remains a major public health problem in Indonesia. People living with HIV (PLWH) have various health problems as result from disease progression that impacts their health care needs. This study aims to explore health care needs and to test the factors associated with health care needs among people living with HIV. Methods A cross-sectional descriptive study design was undertaken with 243 respondents completing a self-reported HIV-Health Care Need Questionnaire. Participants were recruited using the purposive sampling technique from six HIV clinics in West Java, Indonesia. The data were analyzed using descriptive and multiple logistic regression statistical techniques. Results The majority of the subjects were diagnosed within less than 5 years and have been receiving antiretroviral therapy. Nursing care was indicated as the most needed, offered, and received care. Emergency financial assistance, legal services, insurance premiums, and nutritional intervention were perceived as gaps between needed and received. Characteristics such as age, educational background, having HIV manager, and income were significantly correlated to nutritional care (p< 0.05). Nutritional care was increased by 3.96% if PLWH having HIV manager (CI: 1.17-13.38, p< 0.05). Conclusion Addressing the gap between health care needs and health offered was important to ensure that care was received appropriately. Continuing assessment of health care needs can provide direction to deliver appropriate care and ensure a comprehensive continuum of care for PLWH.
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- Kusman Ibrahim
- Department of Medical and Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia
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- Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia
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- Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia
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Cao P, Zhang Y, Dong G, Wu H, Yang Y, Liu Y. Clinical Oral Condition Analysis and the Influence of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy on Human Salivary Microbial Community Diversity in HIV-Infected/AIDS Patients. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:937039. [PMID: 35846778 PMCID: PMC9277119 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.937039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical oral status and investigate the effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on oral flora diversity in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients. We first recorded and analyzed the demographic indicators of 108 HIV-infected patients and assessed their periodontal health, dental health and oral lesion status by oral examination. Besides, we compared the changes in salivary microbial communities of healthy controls, before and after treatment of HAART-processed AIDS patients by Roche 454 sequencing and RT-qPCR. In HIV-infected/AIDS patients, age, sex, marital status, income level, smoking and oral health behaviors had an effect on periodontal clinical indicators; age and marital status were correlated with dental clinical indicators; most of them were accompanied by oral manifestations, mainly including candidiasis albicans, salivary gland disease, AIDS-associated periodontitis, and oral ulcers. Besides, a total of 487 species were detected in the saliva of AIDS patients. The microbial communities of HAART-unprocessed AIDS patients significantly differed from those processed patients, with 112 unique microbial species. More importantly, a large number of conditioned pathogens were also detected in the saliva samples of AIDS patients, which may be associated with opportunistic infections. Therefore, HAART might have a crucial role in salivary microecological balance in AIDS patients. And these patients should pay attention to the maintenance of oral health, and the early initiation of HAART may be important for the development of oral lesions.
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- Peilin Cao
- Department of Stomatology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- Department of Stomatology, Hangzhou Dental Hospital Group, Hangzhou, China
- Division of Advanced Prosthetic Dentistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Radiology, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Yuxiang Yang, ; Yi Liu,
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- Department of Stomatology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
- *Correspondence: Yuxiang Yang, ; Yi Liu,
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Birungi N, Fadnes LT, Engebretsen IMS, Tumwine JK, Lie SA, Åstrøm AN. Caries experience by socio-behavioural characteristics in HIV-1-infected and uninfected Ugandan mothers - a multilevel analysis. Acta Odontol Scand 2022; 80:91-98. [PMID: 34176405 DOI: 10.1080/00016357.2021.1942544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess caries experience in Ugandan mothers according to HIV status, socio-behavioural-characteristics, gingival bleeding status and to examine whether HIV status impacts the association of socio-behavioural characteristics with caries experience. Third, using multilevel analysis, this study assessed to what extent surface-specific caries experience varied between and within individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS Caries experience was recorded using the World Health Organization's Decayed, Missed and Filled Teeth/Surfaces indices from a cohort of 164 HIV-1-infected Ugandan mothers and a cross sectional comparison group of 181 negative controls. Mixed-effects logistic regression was conducted with surface-specific caries experience as the outcome variable. RESULTS The prevalence of caries in HIV-1-infected and uninfected mothers was 81% and 71%, respectively. Significant associations occurred between caries experience at surface level and women's increasing age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.8, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.1-2.8) and presence of gingival bleeding (OR = 2.0, 95% CI: 1.2-3.2). Intra-class correlation (ICC) coefficient amounted to 0.54 (95% CI 0.48‒0.59). CONCLUSIONS Caries prevalence was higher in HIV-1 infected than in uninfected mothers and increased with age and gingival bleeding. ICC indicated that 54% of the variance was attributable to variation between individuals. Socio-demographic differences in dental caries did not vary by HIV-1 status.
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- Nancy Birungi
- Department of Clinical Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Global Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Addiction Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Paediatrics’ and Child Health, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University Kampala, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Clinical Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Oral health status of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus and related factors, Iran: a cross-sectional study. BMC Oral Health 2021; 21:657. [PMID: 34922512 PMCID: PMC8684636 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-021-02002-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to be a major global issue. HIV-infected patients commonly experience oral health problems. This study aimed to assess oral health status of the patients and its related factors in Shiraz, Iran. Methods In this cross-sectional study, by using simple random sampling, 250 HIV-infected patients were selected from Shiraz Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center in 2019. Patients' decayed, missing, and filled tooth (DMFT) index, plaque index (PI), and community periodontal index (CPI) were determined. Associations between patients' characteristics and the above-mentioned indices were examined by using Pearson correlation, one-way ANOVA, chi-square, and independent sample T test. The effect of possible confounding factors was controlled by using multiple linear regression and logistic models. Results Of the 222 participants, 111 (50%) had 15 or more missing teeth and 79 (35.6%) were edentulous. Their mean (SD) DMFT and PI were 20.71 (10.74) and 1.11 (0.79), respectively. About 40% of them had healthy gingiva. DMFT (p < 0.001), PI (p < 0.001), and CPI (p = 0.002) were significantly worse in men than women. The patients' DMFT and edentulous status were significantly associated with their age (both p < 0.001) and duration of disease (p = 0.001 and p = 0.008, respectively). Unemployed patients had the worst DMFT, PI, and CPI (all p < 0.001) and the highest percentage of edentulous individuals (p = 0.003). All examined indices were significantly worse in cigarette smokers, alcoholics, addicts, and patients with a previous history of imprisonment (all p < 0.001). The odds ratio of being edentulous was 5.74 times in addicted patients than in non-addicted ones (p < 0.001). The odds increased 0.11 with every year that the patients' age increased (p < 0.001). Multiple linear regression models also showed that the addicted patients had significantly more scores in DMFT index, PI, and CPI (all p < 0.001). Conclusions Overall, oral health status of the HIV-infected patients was unsatisfactory. Therefore, effective interventional programs are needed for prevention and early treatment of dental problems among this population, especially for more vulnerable groups such as older men with low socioeconomic status, and those with high-risk behaviors.
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da Costa Vieira V, Lins L, Sarmento VA, Netto EM, Brites C. Oral health and health-related quality of life in HIV patients. BMC Oral Health 2018; 18:151. [PMID: 30157834 PMCID: PMC6116554 DOI: 10.1186/s12903-018-0605-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Oral health care may improve the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of HIV/AIDS patients. We aimed to evaluate oral health and HRQoL of HIV/AIDS patients using antiretroviral therapy. Methods A cross-sectional study included 120 HIV-infected patients, aged ≥18 years, from February, 2016 to September, 2017. The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) was used to evaluate the HRQoL. We assessed dental caries status using the Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index. Information about demographic, socioeconomic status, depression, and other comorbidities were collected. All patients with depression had a medical diagnosis. Comorbidities were defined as medical diagnoses of arterial hypertension, type-2 diabetes, tuberculosis, syphilis, cardiopathy, chronic renal failure, lymphoma, HCV infection, HBV infection and fatty liver disease. Independent t-tests were used to compare differences between mean levels of HRQoL, age, and DMFT and its components according to groups of sex, comorbidities and depression. Simple linear regression was used to analyze the relationship between the Mental Component Summary (MCS) and DMFT, and a multiple regression equation investigated depression, age, MCS, and comorbidities as predictors of DMFT. Results The mean DMFT index was 12.4 ± 8.2. A linear regression equation estimated a significant (p = 0.022) decrease of 0.25 unit (%) in MCS for each unit increase in DMFT. Among depressed patients, a significant (p = 0.008) decrease of 0.67% in MCS for each unity increase in DMFT was estimated. Depressed patients showed worse oral health indicators (DFMT index; p ≤ 0.001; and mean Missing Teeth; p ≤ 0.052) and lower HRQoL domains than non-depressed patients. DMFT remained associated with depression (P < 0.005) after controlling for age, MCS, and comorbidities. Conclusions We found association between poorer oral health (higher DMFT index) and lower Mental Health Component Summary in HIV-infected patients with depression. Patients with depression deserve especial attention to their HRQoL and oral care.
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- Vinicius da Costa Vieira
- School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia, Praça XV de Novembro, Largo do Terreiro de Jesus s/n, Salvador, Bahia, CEP 400260-10, Brazil
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- School of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia, Praça XV de Novembro, Largo do Terreiro de Jesus s/n, Salvador, Bahia, CEP 400260-10, Brazil.
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- Research Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, Edgard Santos Federal University Hospital, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Research Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, Edgard Santos Federal University Hospital, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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Challacombe SJ. Global oral inequalities in HIV infection. Oral Dis 2017; 22 Suppl 1:35-41. [PMID: 27109270 DOI: 10.1111/odi.12408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2015] [Revised: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/24/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Analysis of the prevalence and incidence of HIV infection globally reveal striking variances with regard to continent, country, region and gender. Of the global total of 33 million people infected with HIV, approximately 65% are in sub-Saharan African countries and 15% in South and South-East Asia with the remaining 20% spread over the rest of the world. As a percentage of the population, the Caribbean at 1.1% is second only to sub-Saharan Africa (5.5%). The majority of the world's HIV is in women. Deaths from HIV are twenty-fold greater in Africa than in Europe or the USA. Individual countries in sub-Saharan Africa show huge variances in the HIV+ prevalence with most West African countries having a rate of less than 2% whilst southern African countries including Swaziland and Botswana have rates of around 25%. Environment, education and social habits all contribute to the HIV infection rates. Similar variations between countries are seen in SE Asia with Cambodia and Papua New Guinea having rates three times greater than Pakistan. One of the most striking examples of inequality is in life years added to HIV populations as a result of antiretroviral therapy. UN AIDS figures over 1996-2008 suggest an average of 2.88 added years in the USA and Europe, but only 0.1 in sub-Saharan Africa, a thirty-fold difference largely due to accessibility to ART. ART leads to a reduction in oral lesions but it is estimated that some 10 million HIV+ subjects do not have access to oral care. Thus, inequalities exist both for HIV infection and for the associated oral lesions, mainly related to ART access. HIV infection and oral mucosal lesions both appear to be related to general social determinants of health. Oral HCW must be part of mainstream healthcare teams to address these inequalities.
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- S J Challacombe
- Department of Oral Medicine, King's College London Dental Institute at Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Hospitals and Centre for Global Health, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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Saravani S, Nosrat Zehi T, Kadeh H, Mir S. Dental Health Status of HIV-Positive Patients and Related Variables in Southeast Iran. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS & ADDICTION 2016; 5:e29149. [PMID: 27622173 PMCID: PMC5002219 DOI: 10.5812/ijhrba.29149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Revised: 05/24/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Different factors can be responsible for the increased prevalence of dental caries and missing teeth in HIV-positive patients. Objectives This study evaluates dental health status and its relationship with social, behavioral, and medical factors in HIV-positive patients under the coverage of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences in Southeast Iran. Patients and Methods In a cross-sectional study, the dental health status of 119 HIV-positive patients was assessed in accordance with WHO indices and included decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT). A questionnaire on different social, behavioral, and medical variables was filled out for every case and the relationship and correlation of the variables to dental health status were investigated using One-way ANOVA, the Kruskal Wallis test, the t-test, the Mann-Whitney test, Spearman’s rho correlation coefficient, and Pearson correlation. Results The mean value of DMFT index was 11.87 ± 8.08, where the mean values of decayed and missing teeth were 8.42 ± 5.44 and 3.43 ± 4.07, respectively. DMFT index, decayed, and missing teeth correlated only with age (P < 0.0001, P = 0.009, P < 0.0001) and duration of HIV involvement (P = 0.004, P = 0.031, P = 0.007). Conclusions The dental health status of HIV-positive patients in this region was almost inappropriate. Most social, behavioral, and medical factors had no influence on dental health; only a correlation between dental health, age, and duration of HIV involvement was observed.
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- Shirin Saravani
- Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
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- Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, Department of Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
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- Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Hamideh Kadeh, Oral and Dental Disease Research Center, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran. Tel: +98-543341400, Fax: +98-5433414003, E-mail:
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- Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, IR Iran
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Maia LA, Vieira-Meyer APGF, Nuto SDAS, Morais APP, Menezes ÉAVD. Atenção à saúde bucal das Pessoas que Vivem com HIV/Aids na perspectiva dos cirurgiões-dentistas. SAÚDE EM DEBATE 2015. [DOI: 10.1590/0103-1104201510600030014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Este artigo descreve a dimensão do processo de atenção à saúde bucal das Pessoas que Vivem com HIV/Aids em Fortaleza (CE), sob a ótica dos dentistas. Estudo transversal quantitativo descritivo-analítico. A coleta de dados foi realizada aleatoriamente com 170 dentistas do Sistema Único de Saúde, Centros de Saúde da Família e Centros de Especialidades Odontológicas. Para a análise estatística, calculou-se o teste Qui-quadrado de Pearson, T Independente e Correlação de Spearman. O acesso, a estrutura física, a biossegurança e a formação profissional não são considerados satisfatórios para a atenção e influenciam na predisposição dos profissionais em atender esses pacientes.
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MORADI G, MOHRAZ M, GOUYA MM, DEJMAN M, SEYEDALINAGHI S, KHOSHRAVESH S, MALEKAFZALI ARDAKANI H. Health Needs of People Living with HIV/AIDS: From the Perspective of Policy Makers, Physicians and Consultants, and People Living with HIV/AIDS. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2014; 43:1424-35. [PMID: 26060705 PMCID: PMC4441896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/08/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND HIV/AIDS has been concentrated among injecting drug users in the country. This study aimed to investigate and identify health and treatment needs of people living with HIV/AIDS in Iran. METHODS This qualitative study was conducted in 2012 in Iran. The study groups consisted of experts, practitioners, and consultants working with People Living with HIV/AIDS and their families. Data was collected through Focus Group Discussions and deep interviews. Data were analyzed using content analysis method. RESULTS The findings of this study included the needs of people living with HIV/AIDS, which were classified in three main categories. The first category was prevention and counseling services with several sub-groups such as education and public and available consultation, distribution of condoms to vulnerable groups, increasing counseling centers in urban areas, providing appropriate psychological and supportive counseling, and family planning services. The second category included diagnostic and treatment services and had several sub-groups such as full retroviral treatment, Tuberculosis treatment and continuing care, providing care and treatment for patients with hepatitis, and providing dental services. The third category included rehabilitation services and had some sub-categories such as home care, social and psychological support, nutritional support, and empowering positive clubs. CONCLUSIONS This study puts emphasis on making plans based on the priorities to meet the needs of people living with HIV/AIDS in Iran.
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- Ghobad MORADI
- 1. Kurdistan Research Center for Social Determinants of Health (KRCSDH), Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- 2. Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA), Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- 3. Center for Communicable Diseases Control, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
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- 4. Social Determinant of Health Research Centre, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
- 5. Dept. of Mental Health , Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
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- 2. Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS (IRCHA), Iranian Institute for Reduction of High-Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
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- 1. Kurdistan Research Center for Social Determinants of Health (KRCSDH), Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- 6. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatic, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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