Oral candidiasis as a marker of HIV disease progression among Zimbabwean women.

Objectives: To estimate oral disease prevalence among Zimbabwean women by HIV serostatus and CD4 cell count and to assess accuracy of oral disease diagnoses made by nurses as compared with an oral surgeon.

Methods: Standardized oral mucosa examinations were performed by trained nurse-examiners and by an oral surgeon among women recruited in Harare, Zimbabwe.

Results: A total of 461 women (320 HIV-infected, 141 uninfected) were seen by nurses and an oral surgeon within a 2-week period.

Factors associated with use of dental services among HIV-infected and high-risk uninfected women.

Objectives: The authors explored the frequency of dental care utilization and identified the main barriers to access to dental care among U.S. women with HIV infection and uninfected women at high risk of becoming infected.