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Demographics of HIV-infected persons attending a dental clinic.
- Source :
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British dental journal [Br Dent J] 1996 Apr 20; Vol. 180 (8), pp. 303-6. - Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- The demographics of 147 HIV-infected persons attending a special care dental clinic in South West England are reported. The majority of attendants were homosexual/bisexual males, reflecting the UK epidemiology of HIV disease at the time of study. There was a substantial rise in patient numbers from 1988 onwards but patients often did not reveal their route of HIV acquisition or increasingly had acquired HIV disease via heterosexual routes. Patients were usually referred for routine dental treatment, not HIV-related oral disease. The HIV-infected patients generally attended the clinic irregularly, despite being offered many appointments. It is concluded that most patients with HIV disease attend clinics for routine dental care, yet many may be unable or unwilling to attend regularly.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Africa ethnology
Age Distribution
Appointments and Schedules
Bisexuality statistics & numerical data
Blood Transfusion statistics & numerical data
Child
Child, Preschool
Demography
England epidemiology
Europe ethnology
Female
HIV Infections etiology
HIV Infections transmission
Homosexuality, Male statistics & numerical data
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical statistics & numerical data
Male
Middle Aged
Pregnancy
Referral and Consultation statistics & numerical data
Sex Distribution
Substance Abuse, Intravenous complications
Transfusion Reaction
United States ethnology
West Indies ethnology
Dental Clinics statistics & numerical data
HIV Infections epidemiology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0007-0610
- Volume :
- 180
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- British dental journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8639372
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.4809069