A longitudinal analysis of unmet need for oral treatment in a national sample of medical HIV patients.
This longitudinal study examines perceived unmet dental need in a nationally representative probability sample of HIV-infected persons in medical care. A logistic regression analysis modeled the relationship between unmet need and explanatory variables. We estimate that 40% of HIV/AIDS patients report an unmet need associated with being male, being unemployed, injecting drugs, being heterosexual, lacking dental insurance, and having less education. Disparities in unmet need are related to socioeconomic status rather than to disease stage or ethnicity.
Marcus
Marvin
M
UCLA School of Dentistry, Box 951668, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1668, USA. mamarcus@ucla.edu
Maida
Carl A
CA
Coulter
Ian D
ID
Freed
James R
JR
Der-Martirosian
Claudia
C
Liu
Honghu
H
Freed
Benjamin A
BA
Guzmán-Becerra
Norma
N
Andersen
Ronald M
RM
D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health; D015995:Prevalence; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology