Comparison of knowledge, attitude and concern about HIV/AIDS patients among dental students: A cross sectional survey

Shivanna MM 1 , Naik S 2 , Khanagar SB 3 , Divakar DD 2 , Patel II 4 , Al Kheraif AA 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Community Dentistry, Penang International Dental College, Jalan Bagan Luar, Butterworth, Penang 12000, Malaysia
  • 2 Dental Biomaterials Research Chair, Dental Health Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 1143, Saudi Arabia
  • 3 Preventive Dental Science Department, College of Dentistry, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • 4 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Levy Mwanawasa Medical University (LMMU), Ministry of Health, Lusaka, Zambia
Afr J Reprod Health, 2021 Jun;25(3):113-120.
PMID: 37585848 DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2021/v25i3.13

Abstract

HIV/AIDS has taken a pandemic form affecting 40 million people around the world. The present study aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, and concerns of dental students towards HIV/AIDS infected individuals. A cross sectional study was conducted among 224 subjects, among them 112 final year (FY) students and 112 interns. Subjects were selected from 10 dental colleges in Bangalore city, India. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire. The mean knowledge score of FY students and interns was 73.66+5.9 and 80.4+7.2 respectively; the mean attitude score was 71.25+1.707 and 87.75+1.8 and the mean concern score was 92+2.645 and 97.75+3.171 respectively. Differences in the mean score were significant. Dental interns had slightly higher knowledge, attitude, and concern than the FY students. There is a need to add HIV/AIDS patient's infection control measures in the dental curriculum.

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