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Table 2 Comparison of OHIP frequency among study participants according to HIV status

From: Oral health-related quality of life among people living with HIV and HIV-negative adults in Kigali, Rwanda: a comparative cross-sectional study

7 domain

Items of OHIP

Categories impact in terms of OHRQoL

HIV-negative

n(%)

PLHIV

n(%)

p-value

Functional limitation

OHIP1: Had trouble pronouncing any words

low impact

195 (48.75)

180 (45)

0.008

neutral impact

3 (0.75)

11 (2.75)

high impact

2 (0.5)

9 (2.25)

OHIP2: Felt sense of taste has worsened

low impact

173 (43.25)

158 (39.5)

0.091

neutral impact

16 (4)

20 (5)

high impact

11 (2.75)

22 (5.5)

Physical pain

OHIP3: Had painful aching

low impact

99 (24.75)

91 (22.75)

0.559

neutral impact

45 (11.25)

54 (13.5)

high impact

56 (14)

55 (13.75)

OHIP4: Find it uncomfortable to eat any foods

low impact

124 (31)

105 (26.25)

0.06

neutral impact

41 (10.25)

41 (10.25)

high impact

35 (8.75)

54 (13.5)

Psychological discomfort

OHIP5: Been self-conscious

low impact

143 (35.75)

122 (30.5)

0.082

neutral impact

25 (6.25)

36 (9)

high impact

32 (8)

42 (10.5)

OHIP6: Felt tense

low impact

140 (35)

123 (30.75)

0.173

neutral impact

27 (6.75)

31 (7.75)

high impact

33 (8.25)

46 (11.5)

Physical disability

OHIP7: Felt diet has been unsatisfactory

low impact

138 (34.5)

131 (32.75)

0.619

neutral impact

34 (8.5)

34 (8.5)

high impact

28 (7)

35 (8.75)

OHIP8: Had to interrupt meal

low impact

151 (37.75

136 (34)

0.173

neutral impact

27 (6.75)

30 (7.5)

high impact

22 (5.5)

34 (8.5)

Psychological disability

OHIP9: Found it difficult to relax

low impact

137 (34.25)

133 (33.25)

0.669

neutral impact

36 (9)

34 (8.5)

high impact

27 (6.75)

33 (8.25)

OHIP10: Been a bit embarrassed

low impact

161 (40.25)

154 (38.5)

0.469

neutral impact

19 (4.75)

18 (4.5)

high impact

20 (5)

28 (7)

Socio disability

OHIP11: Been a bit irritable

low impact

168 (42)

164 (41)

0.139

neutral impact

19 (4.75)

13 (3.25)

high impact

13 (3.25)

23 (5.75)

OHIP12: Had difficult doing usual jobs

low impact

163 (40.75)

155 (38.75)

0.216

neutral impact

24 (6)

22 (5.5)

high impact

13 (3.25)

23 (5.75)

Handicap

OHIP13: Felt life not satisfying

low impact

183 (45.75)

162 (40.5)

0.005

neutral impact

9 (2.25)

27 (6.75)

high impact

8 (2)

11 (2.75)

OHIP14: Being totally unable to function

low impact

181 (45.25)

179 (44.75)

921

neutral impact

12 (3)

14 (3.5)

high impact

7 (1.75)

7 (1.75)