Caries experience and oral health related quality of life in a cohort of Ugandan HIV-1 exposed uninfected children compared with a matched cohort of HIV unexposed uninfected children

Caries experience and oral health related quality of life in a cohort of Ugandan HIV-1 exposed uninfected children compared with a matched cohort of HIV unexposed uninfected children

Abstract Background Very few studies consider the oral health status and quality of life in HIV-1 exposed uninfected (HEU) children. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of caries in primary teeth and its oral health related quality of life impacts in HEU children compared to HIV-une...

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Main Authors: Nancy Birungi, Lars T. Fadnes, Ingunn M. S. Engebretsen, Stein Atle Lie, James K. Tumwine, Anne Nordrehaug Åstrøm, for the ANRS 12174 and 12341 study groups
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Dental caries
Oral health
Quality of life
HIV unexposed infected
Children
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08564-1

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