Concerns and attitude of dental students towards HIV infected individuals
Concerns and attitude of dental students towards HIV infected individuals
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牙科学生对艾滋病毒感染者的担忧和态度
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2010
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通讯作者:
A. Umoh
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作者:
C. Azodo;A. Ehizele;H. O. Oboro;A. Umoh
Objective: To determine attitude and concerns of University of Benin final year dental students towards HIV infected individuals. Methods: The entire final year dental students of University of Benin who were treating patients at the University Outpatient Clinics at the time of the study were surveyed using a self-administered questionnaire. Results: Less than half (46.6%) had done HIV testing and 40(69%) had had hepatitis B vaccination. One third of the respondents (32.7%) would be comfortable having HIV-infected roommate or classmate. Only 1(1.7%) will recommend expulsion of HIV- infected dental student. One third of the respondents (32.8%) will keep status of infected family member as a secret but 32(55.2%) agreed that disclosure of positive result by dental patients is geared toward cross infection prevention. The respondents that agreed that HIV-infected dentist must inform their patient before treatment is 18(31%). Twenty-five (43.1%) respondents would receive treatment in dental clinic that offer care to HIV-infected individuals and only 17 (29.3%) would allow HIV-infected dentist to treat their relative or friend. Thirteen (22.4%) believed that dentist has the right to refuse treatment to HIV infected patient. Interpersonal relations that were reported that would adversely affect intention to treat HIV-infected individual include 8(13.8%), family members and friends, and 22(37.9%) other patients. Twenty-nine (50%) will continue to treat patients when they are already diagnosed HIV positive. Conclusion: Discriminatory attitude among respondents was low but significant concern about personal risk due to treatment of HIV-infected patient needs to be addressed by health care professional tutors.
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1989
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AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education
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Gerbert,B;Maguire,B;Badner,V;Altman,D;Stone,G
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Stone,G