Oral manifestations of HIV in a southeast USA population

OBJECTIVES: Examine variations in oral manifestations of HIV by gender, race, risk behaviors, substance use and immune status in a previously unstudied population in the southeast region of the USA. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional analytic study. SETTING: Academic medical center, North Carolina, USA. SUBJECTS: First 238 HIV‐infected adults (76% male; 59% Black) enrolled in an ongoing longitudinal study. METHODS: Oral examination, medical chart review, sociodemographic and behavioral interview. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariable analyses. OUTCOMES: Presence of oral manifestations of HIV. RESULTS: 50% had recent CD4 counts