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Table 2 Frequency distribution of OIDP items and summed OIDP scores by hospital attended

From: HIV/AIDS-related attitudes and oral impacts on daily performances: a cross-sectional study of Sudanese adult dental patients

OIDP items

UST

KDTH

TOTAL

Eating & chewing

71.6% (351)*

64.1% (492)

67.1% (843)

Cleaning

48.3% (237)**

37.3% (286)

41.6% (523)

Sleeping

61.1% (300)**

53.7% (412)

56.6% (712)

Laughing

31.4% (154)

27.1% (208)

28.8% (362)

Emotional state

30.9% (151)

27.6% (212)

28.9% (363)

Social role

36.7% (179)*

29.7% (228)

32.4% (407)

Social contact

37.0% (180)*

31.2% (239)

33.4% (419)

Sum OIDP

85.3% (413)**

75.2% (577)

79.1% (990)

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.
  2. Percentages (n) of those reporting oral impacts.