Oral manifestations of HIV infection in children and adults receiving highly active anti-retroviral therapy [HAART] in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Table 3 Comparison of oral lesions among children on HAART (n = 22) and those not on HAART (n = 29)

Type of oral lesions	No. of oral lesions n (%)	Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	p-value
Oral candidiasis
On HAART	0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0–9.20)	0.0 (0.0–1.80)	0.80
Not on HAART	6 (20.7)
Enlarged Parotid gland
On HAART	4 (18.2)	0.8 (0.2–3.48)	0.9 (0.22–3.93)	0.82
Not on HAART	6 (20.7)
Oral Kaposi's sarcoma
On HAART	1 (4.5)	1.3 (0.08–22.6)	0.9 (0.05–17.4)	0.84
Not on HAART	1 (3.4)
Oral hairy leukoplakia
On HAART	0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0–2.61)	0.0 (0.0–2.11)	0.88
Not on HAART	10 (6.9)
Herpes simplex lesions
On HAART	0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0–1.52)	0.0 (0.0–7.30)	0.92
Not on HAART	1 (3.4)
Oral warts
On HAART	1 (4.5)	-	-	0.91
Not on HAART	0 (0.0)

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