• Kehinde Adesola Umeizudike, Babatope Bamidele Osagbemiro, Opeyemi Oluwayemisi Daramola, and Titilope Adenike Adeyemo.
• Department of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Idi-Araba, Lagos State. kumeiz09@gmail.com.
• Afr Health Sci. 2021 Jun 1; 21 (2): 566-575.

BackgroundThe human immunodeficiency virus infection remains a devastating disease of public health importance.ObjectivesTo assess the association between oral health and quality of life and the factors affecting the oral health related quality of life among HIV positive patients in Nigeria.MethodsThis was a cross sectional study of HIV positive patients attending two HIV outpatient clinics in Nigeria. Impact of oral health on quality of life was assessed using the OHIP-14. Oral health status was assessed by the DMFT and Simplified OHI indices. Level of significance was set at p< 0.05.ResultsThree hundred and fifty-two patients were seen, 64.2% being females. Prevalence of impact was 8.5%; and the mean OHIP scores was 8.05±9.54. Highest impact was "painful aching" 67(19.1%) with the domain of physical pain scoring the highest mean impact of 2.32. Most patients (88.6%) were on HAART. Following logistic regression, after controlling for potential confounders, independent factors associated with poor OHRQoL were perceived need for dental treatment, HAART use, and higher DMFT (p<0.05).ConclusionThe domain of physical pain had the highest impact, while perceived need for dental treatment, HAART use and higher caries index were contributory to poor OHRQoL.© 2021 Umeizudike KA et al.

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