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dc.contributor.authorTruong, A.
dc.contributor.authorHiggs, Peter
dc.contributor.authorCogger, S.
dc.contributor.authorJamieson, L.
dc.contributor.authorBurns, L.
dc.contributor.authorDietze, P.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:09:12Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:09:12Z
dc.date.created2015-07-16T06:21:51Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.citationTruong, A. and Higgs, P. and Cogger, S. and Jamieson, L. and Burns, L. and Dietze, P. 2014. Oral Health-Related Quality of Life among an Australian sample of people who inject drugs. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. 75 (3): pp. 218-224.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18650
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jphd.12092
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Objectives - People who inject drugs (PWID) have poor oral health. However, their oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is unknown. Our study was designed to measure the OHRQoL of PWID. Methods - The Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) was administered to 794 PWID recruited in Australian capital cities as part of the 2013 Illicit Drug Reporting System (IDRS). Three OHIP-14 summary indicators were examined: “Prevalence” (proportion reporting ≥1 item at least “fairly often”), “severity” (mean total OHIP-14 score), and “extent” (number of impacts reported at least “fairly often”). Associations between “prevalence” and “extent” and variables drawn from the health, drug use, and social domains were investigated. Results - All OHIP-14 summary indicators among IDRS participants were significantly higher than in the general Australian population. In multivariate analysis, the “prevalence” indicator was significantly and positively associated with female gender [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.75, 95% CI 1.27-2.38], those born in Australia (AOR = 2, 95% CI 1.25-3.23), not completing Year 10 compared with those who had completed Year 12 or a higher qualification (AOR = 1.59, 95% CI 1.03-2.44), and methadone treatment (AOR = 1.61, 95% CI 1.14-2.29). The “extent” indicator was significantly and positively associated with female gender [adjusted incidence rate ratio (AIRR) = 1.56, 95% CI 1.19-2.08], unemployment (AIRR = 1.59, 95% CI 1.01-2.44), and having an injecting career of 10-20 years (AIRR = 1.76, 95% CI 1.03-3.01).

dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc.
dc.subjectsubstance abuse
dc.subjectOHRQoL
dc.subjectoral health
dc.subjectintravenous
dc.subjectdental care
dc.subjectQuality of Life
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectoral hygiene
dc.titleOral Health-Related Quality of Life among an Australian sample of people who inject drugs
dc.typeJournal Article
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dcterms.source.issn0022-4006
dcterms.source.titleJournal of Public Health Dentistry
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This is the peer reviewed version of the article cited above, which has been published in final form at http://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12092. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving at http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-820227.html#terms

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curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences


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