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. 2015 Dec 2;15:154. doi: 10.1186/s12903-015-0129-0

Table 4.

Factors associated with the presence of oral diseases among female sex workers followed up from June to August 2013 at “Clinique de Confiance”, Abidjan, 2013

Variable n/N Periodontitis (N = 247)a n/N Carious lesions (N = 247)a n/N Oral-mucosal lesions (N = 247)a
Multivariate analysis Multivariate analysis Multivariate analysis
aOR 95 % CI P aOR 95 % CI P aOR 95 % CI P
Past history of dental consultation - - - <10−2 - - -
 No 129/219 1
 Yes 25/28 6.4 [1.8 22.3]
Tobacco consumption 0.30 0.28 0.39
 Non-smokers 27/178 1.0 112/178 1.0 17/178 1.0
 Smokers < 10 cig/d 2/28 0.30 [0.1 1.4] 18/28 0.8 [0.3 2.0] 1/28 0.5 [0.1 5.1]
 Smokers ≥ 10 cig/d 7/41 0.60 [0.2 1.7] 24/41 0.5 [0.2 1.2] 2/41 0.6 [0.1 3.4]
Alcohol consumption 0.12 0.60 0.30
 No 15/115 1.0 78/115 1.0 12/115 1.0
 Yes audit score <8 11/83 1.2 [0.4 2.9] 41/83 0.5 [0.3 0.9] 7/83 0.8 [0.3 2.3]
 Yes audit score ≥8 10/49 2.9 [0.9 9.0] 35/49 1.1 [0.5 2.5] 1/49 0.3 [0.0 3.0]
HIV serologic status 0.01 - - - <10−2
 HIV- 16/165 1.0 1/165 1.0
 HIV+ 20/82 2.6 [1.2 5.8] 19/82 50.0 [6.4 384.6]
Oral hygiene index <10−2 0.04 0.06
 [0 0.9] 2/69 1.0 35/69 1.0 2/69 1.0
 [1 1.9] 10/87 3.4 [0.6 16.4] 60/87 2.5 [1.3 5.0] 5/87 1.4 [0.2 8.7]
 ≥2 24/91 9.8 [2.1 44.2] 59/91 2.0 [1.0 3.8] 13/91 3.8 [0.7 19.6]

aTwo missing data during multivariate analysis

aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, P adjusted p-value