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Knowledge and Attitudes Towards HIV/AIDS Among Dental Students of Jazan University, Kingdom Saudi Arabia

Objectives: 1.To assess the knowledge and attitudes of dental students of Jazan university towards HIV/AIDS.
2.To evaluate HIV/AIDS related knowledge and attitudes in relation to gender.
3.To analysesthe influence of year of study on HIV/AIDS related knowledge and attitudes .
Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was used in order to assess the knowledge and attitudes of dental students towards HIV/AIDS. All the dental students pursuing dental education in Jazan University dental school were invited to participate in the survey. The first part of the survey questionnaire was used to collect demographic information including gender and year of study while the later part comprised fourteen closed questions with options “Agree” and “Disagree” about knowledge of HIV infection, transmission patterns, and opinions about adequacy of their own knowledge. In addition, there were 17 questions addressing attitudes regarding treating HIV patients with likert type options ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agre
Results:
All the students agreed that HIV/AIDS patients can infect dental workers. There was no significant difference between the males and females for HIV related knowledge. However, female students had better attitudes (62.16±18.1) than their male (51.54±14.7) counterparts towards HIV/AIDS. Knowledge on HIV/AIDS was significantly different between the students of different years with those in 4th year presenting better score (23.87±5.5) than 2nd (16.56±3.7) and 3rd year (55.98±17.5) students.
Conclusions: Many students had basic knowledge on HIV/AIDS but very few were aware of the advanced information on HIV/AIDS. Most of the students had poor attitudes towards HIV/AIDS
Division: IADR/AADR/CADR General Session
Meeting: 2015 IADR/AADR/CADR General Session (Boston, Massachusetts)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Year: 2015
Final Presentation ID: 0951
Abstract Category|Abstract Category(s): Education Research
Authors
  • Areashi, Ahmed  ( jazan university , Jazan , samta , Saudi Arabia )
    • Financial Interest Disclosure: none
    SESSION INFORMATION
    Poster Session
    Student Perceptions, Performance Measures and Interprofessional Stakeholders
    Thursday, 03/12/2015 , 03:30PM - 04:45PM
    TABLES
    Attitudes of dental students towards HIV/AIDS
    Attitude statement Strongly agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly disagree
    Treatment of HIV/AIDS patients means wasting national resources 0 10.7% 25% 53.6% 10.7%
    All dental patients should be considered potentially infectious 46.4% 28.6% 14.3% 3.6% 7.1%
    If I know that my friend has HIV infection, I end the friendship 0 10.7% 10.7% 28.6% 50%
    Supporting HIV/AIDS patients improves community health 14.3% 64.3% 10.7% 10.7% 0
    Dentists with HIV/AIDS should not be allowed to treat patients 39.3% 35.7% 3.6% 14.3% 7.1%
    HIV/AIDS patients should be treated at a separate ward 18.5% 48.1% 18.5% 11.1% 3.7%
    A blood test should be taken for diagnosis of HIV infection in all dental patients 28.6% 28.6% 21.4% 21.4% 0
    I am morally responsible to treat HIV/AIDS patients 3.7% 29.6% 18.5% 40.7% 7.4%
    HIV/AIDS patients can live with others in the same place 11.1% 37% 14.8% 25.9% 11.1%
    I am not obligated to treat HIV/AIDS patients 10.7% 46.4% 25% 14.3% 3.6%
    HIV/AIDS patients can lead a normal life 10.7% 28.6% 17.9% 39.3% 3.6%
    I can safely treat HIV/AIDS patients 14.3% 28.6% 21.4% 17.9% 17.9%
    I will treat HIV/AIDS patients 7.1% 35.7% 25% 17.9% 14.3%
    My knowledge about infection control is enough to treat HIV/AIDS patients 11.1% 7.4% 25.9% 48.1% 7.4%
    I worry about being infected with HIV by my patients 33.3% 29.6% 18.5% 18.5% 0
    I will do CPR if HIV/AIDS patients need it 3.6% 25% 35.7% 25% 10.7%
    It is my right to know if my patients are infected by HIV 37% 29.6% 18.5% 11.1% 3.7%