Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220005, Nigeria.
Department of Child Dental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220005, Nigeria.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 24;19(17):10509. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191710509.
COVID-19 infection is associated with oral lesions which may be exacerbated by tobacco smoking or e-cigarette use. This study assessed the oral lesions associated with the use of e-cigarettes, tobacco smoking, and COVID-19 among adolescents and young people in Nigeria. A national survey recruited 11-23-year-old participants from the 36 States of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Data were collected using Survey Monkey. Binary logistic regression analysis was conducted. Statistical significance was set at -value less than 0.05. There were 2870 participants, of which 386 (13.4%) were tobacco smokers, 167 (5.8%) e-cigarette users, and 401 (14.0%) were both e-cigarette and tobacco users; and 344 (12.0%) had ever tested positive to COVID-19. Adolescents and young people who smoked tobacco had more than twice the odds of reporting gingival inflammation, oral ulcers, dry mouth, and changes in taste than those who did not smoke. Those who used e-cigarettes had 1.5 times higher odds of reporting oral lesions. Respondents who had COVID-19 infection had higher odds of reporting gingival inflammation and lower odds of reporting dry mouth than those who did not have COVID-19 infection. These findings were significant, and may help clinicians to screen for tobacco use and COVID-19 among adolescents and young people in Nigeria.
COVID-19 感染与口腔病变有关,而吸烟或使用电子烟可能会使这些病变恶化。本研究评估了电子烟使用、吸烟和 COVID-19 与尼日利亚青少年和年轻人相关的口腔病变。一项全国性调查从尼日利亚 36 个州和联邦首都阿布贾招募了 11-23 岁的参与者。数据是通过 Survey Monkey 收集的。采用二元逻辑回归分析。统计学意义设定为 - 值小于 0.05。共有 2870 名参与者,其中 386 名(13.4%)是吸烟者,167 名(5.8%)是电子烟使用者,401 名(14.0%)是电子烟和烟草使用者;344 名(12.0%)曾检测出 COVID-19 呈阳性。与不吸烟的人相比,吸烟的青少年和年轻人报告牙龈炎症、口腔溃疡、口干和味觉改变的可能性是其两倍以上。使用电子烟的人报告口腔病变的可能性高 1.5 倍。感染 COVID-19 的受访者报告牙龈炎症的可能性更高,报告口干的可能性更低,而没有感染 COVID-19 的受访者报告口干的可能性更低。这些发现具有重要意义,可能有助于尼日利亚临床医生对青少年和年轻人进行吸烟和 COVID-19 的筛查。
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