Table 2 Distribution of answers on the professionals’ knowledge regarding oral manifestations in HIV/ AIDS individuals
Oral manifestations | % answer | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Women (n = 162) | Men (n = 80) | ||||||
Yes | No | Do not know | Yes | No | Do not know | ||
Can HIV/AIDS individuals be diagnosed with oral lesions? | 82.7 | 15.4 | 1.9 | 75 | 22.5 | 2.5 | > 0.05 |
Are those manifestations related to HIV/AIDS? | |||||||
• Kaposi’s sarcoma | 89.5 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 90 | 8.8 | 1.3 | > 0.05 |
• Oral candidiasis | 85.2 | 14.2 | 0.6 | 82.5 | 12.5 | 5 | > 0.05 |
• Hairy leukoplakia | 63 | 20.4 | 16.7 | 60 | 26.3 | 13.8 | > 0.05 |
• Periodontitis | 43.2 | 49.4 | 7.4 | 40 | 55 | 5 | > 0.05 |
• Necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis | 71 | 21.6 | 7.4 | 62.5 | 28.8 | 8.8 | > 0.05 |
• Herpes simplex | 48.8 | 45.1 | 6.2 | 48.8 | 47.5 | 3.8 | > 0.05 |
• Major aphthous | 41.4 | 47.5 | 11.1 | 28.8 | 60 | 11.3 | > 0.05 |
• Gingivitis | 36.4 | 54.3 | 9.3 | 33.8 | 63.8 | 2.5 | > 0.05 |
• Cytomegalovirus | 44.4 | 25.3 | 30.2 | 51.3 | 31.3 | 17.5 | > 0.05 |
• Herpes Zoster | 46.3 | 42 | 11.7 | 48.8 | 46.3 | 5 | > 0.05 |
• Salivary gland infection | 25.9 | 53.1 | 21 | 25 | 61.3 | 13.8 | > 0.05 |
• Lichen planus | 33.3 | 48.8 | 17.9 | 30 | 58.8 | 11.3 | > 0.05 |
• Condiloma | 38.9 | 38.9 | 22.2 | 37.5 | 45 | 17.5 | > 0.05 |
• Xerostomia | 29.6 | 56.8 | 13.6 | 21.3 | 70 | 8.8 | > 0.05 |