Knowledge of oral lesions, associated risk factors and health care seeking behaviors among HIV enrollees in Osun-State.
Among HIV-positive adults in Nigeria with oral lesions, fewer than 60% had good knowledge about these conditions, and only about one-quarter sought healthcare within two weeks of developing symptoms. Poor oral hygiene and low CD4 counts were significant predictors of oral lesion occurrence.
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