Impact of oral intervention on the oral and overall health of children living with HIV in Cambodia: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maintaining oral health is essential for improving overall health of children living with HIV. Therefore, we evaluated the effectiveness of an oral health intervention for improving their oral and overall health. In addition, we examined their longitudinal association between changes in oral and overall health.

Methods

We conducted a 2-year randomized controlled trial involving children living with HIV in Cambodia. Children aged 3-15 years and their caregivers were randomly allocated either to the intervention (group A) or control (group B) arm. A second control arm (group C) included children without HIV. The group A children received oral health education sessions and practiced home-based daily care.

Results

In the baseline survey, 482 children participat

SUBMITTER: Kikuchi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10144884 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature