dc.contributor.author | Gohil, T. R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mutave, R. J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dimba, EA | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-02-20T14:14:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of the Kenya Dental Association | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/10510 | |
dc.description | Effects of chemotherapy on the oral health in paediatric oncology patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital | en |
dc.description.abstract | Aim: To determine the most prevalent oral adverse effects faced by children undergoing chemotherapy treatment.
Study design: A descriptive cross sectional study, conducted at the Kenyatta National Hospital.
Materials and methods: A total of 42 paediatric oncology patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital wards and oncology out-patient clinics were included in the study. The principal investigator conducted a clinical examination and collected data using a questionnaire.
Results: Majority of the patients examined were male, and the predominant cancer was acute lymphocytic leukemia with a prevalence of 28.6%. This finding contradicts a previous study, which mentions Burkitts lymphoma to be the most prevalent cancer among children around this region. The oral diseases which were most prevalent were dental caries (45%), followed by ulceration (40.5%) and mucositis (33.3%). Vincristine, cyclophosphamide, adriamycin and methotrexate are the drugs which cause the most adverse effects in the oral cavity.
Conclusion: Thus, it is necessary that patients are educated on the importance of oral hygiene. Further studies need to be carried out rega rding the hig h prevalence of denta I caries a nd the predominance of acute lymphocytic leukaemia among the children at the Kenyatta National Hospital. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of the Kenya Dental Association 2011;2:184-189; | |
dc.subject | Paediatric oral Health, chemotherapy. | en |
dc.title | Effects of chemotherapy on the oral health in paediatric oncology patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | School of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi, | en |