OBJECTIVE: To assess internal medicine residents' knowledge of associations between periodontal disease and @entity262 , and attitudes toward @entity1 ' periodontal health. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey using a self-administered questionnaire was conducted among internal medicine residents attending the Faculty of Internal Medicine 2014 Update Course organized by the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. @entity1 came from all over the country. Data on respondents' demographic characteristics, periodontal disease knowledge, knowledge of associations between periodontal disease and @entity262 , and attitudes toward @entity1 ' periodontal health were collected. Data were analyzed using Epi INFO software. The Pearson chi square test was used to measure significant association between categorical variables such as the knowledge of periodontal disease and gender, age group and designation of the @entity1 (p       0.05). RESULTS: Of 150 questionnaires distributed, 123 were returned (82% response rate); 109 questionnaires were completed properly and included in the analysis. The most common source of residents' information on oral health was television (59.4%). Only 11.2% of respondents were aware that @entity548 was the earliest sign of periodontal disease. Respondents correctly identified periodontal disease as a risk factor for @entity301 (45.9%), @entity64 (43.5%), @entity55 (53.2%), @entity6 (13.8%), and @entity600 (11%). Increased age (p  =  0.032) and male gender (p  =  0.022) were associated significantly with knowledge of periodontal disease as a risk factor for @entity64 . Higher designation (p  =  0.002) and longer duration in residency training (p  =  0.004) were associated significantly with knowledge of periodontal disease as risk factor for peripheral @entity455 . The majority (90.9%) of respondents had positive attitudes toward the referral of their @entity1 for regular periodontal care. CONCLUSIONS: Knowledge of periodontal disease as a risk factor for @entity262 among medical residents in Nigeria is inadequate. These relationships should be emphasized in continuing medical education courses.

Association between periodontal diseases and XXXX : A survey among internal medicine residents in Nigeria.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'patients', 'Participants'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke'] @entity455 :: ('MESH:D014652', 'Disease') :: ['arterial disease'] @entity548 :: ('MESH:D006470', 'Disease') :: ['gingival bleeding'] @entity301 :: ('MESH:D003327', 'Disease') :: ['coronary heart disease'] @entity55 :: ('MESH:D011014', 'Disease') :: ['hospital-acquired pneumonia'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['diabetes mellitus'] @entity262 :: ('MESH:D034721', 'Disease') :: ['systemic illnesses'] @entity600 :: ('MESH:D000014', 'Disease') :: ['preterm birth']
@entity262 :: (MESH:D034721,Disease) :: ['systemic illnesses']
