Oral hygiene habits and knowledge on oral manifestation of HIV/AIDS among patients attending the counselling and therapy centre at Temeke Hopital
Berege, Gemma Zacharia|Simon, ENM / 2006

The oral cavity is one of the sites where manifestations of HIV/AIDS commonly appear, The aim of this study therefore, was to determine oral hygiene habits and knowledge related to oral manifestations of HIV/AIDS among patients attending the Counselling and Therapy Centre at Temeke Hospital, Dar es Salaam. A cross sectional study was carried out from August to September 2005 whereby all patients with serological diagnosis of HIV aged 15 years or above were included. A structured questionnaire (in Kiswahili language) was used. After giving an informed verbal consent, the patients were interviewed in a consultation room of the CTC with only the researcher present.