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Table 4 Summary of logistic regression analyses of factors associated with OIDP

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

Each independent adjusted for SES and DT

Unadjusted% (n)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)a

Information on HIV

  

Little

76.8 (579)

1

A lot

82.5 (409)*

1.5 (1.1-2.1)a

Knowledge on HIV transmission routes

  

Low

79.2 (729)

1

High

79.0 (261)

1.1 (0.7-1.5)a

HIV experience

  

No

87.9 (268)

1

Yes

76.2 (722)**

0.5 (0.3-0.8)a

Attitudes HIV infected patients

  

Negative

76.0 (465)

1

Positive

82.0 (524)*

1.4 (1.1-1.9)a

Perceived risk as

  

Low

76.1 (461)

1

High

81.8 (5219*

1.2 (1.0-1.7)a

HIV dangerous disease

  

Yes

77.8 (112)

1

No

79.4 (877)

1.2 (0.7-1.9)a

  1. a=Adjusted for age, sex, hospital of attendance, decayed teeth and frequency of dental attendance. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.