DENTAL PATIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT TRANSMISSION WAYS OF ACQuIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the patients’ attitude, knowledge and awareness about HIV/AIDS. And secondary aim was to assess the need for further education about HIV/AIDS. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire of 39 items was used to evaluate the patients’ knowledge. 301 patie...
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| author | Fatih Cabbar Berkay Tolga Süer Gonca Duygu Çapar Hazar Yıldız Ceyda Özçakır Tomruk |
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| description | Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the patients’ attitude,
knowledge and awareness about HIV/AIDS. And secondary aim
was to assess the need for further education about HIV/AIDS.
Materials and Methods: A questionnaire of 39 items was
used to evaluate the patients’ knowledge. 301 patients
were included (mean age 37.12 ±7.85 years, 41.5% male,
58.5% female) in the study. Results were calculated
by Students t-test, Chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test.
Results: Most of the patients had accurate knowledge about
transmission ways, however transmission through breastfeeding
(31.6%), public restrooms (44.9%), and insects and mosquitos
bite (47.2%) were less recognized. Saliva (32.2%), urine (36.9%),
tears (58.5%), sweat (54.5%), breast milk (30.6%), feces (36.9%)
and cerebrospinal fluid (7.3%) were less recognized body fluids.
Generally university and postgraduate educated patients had
more accurate knowledge than other groups. 63.1% of patients
thought that they need further education about HIV/AI DS.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the
knowledge level about HIV/AIDS was almost agreeable.
However, the patients had deficiencies with respect to their
knowl-edge. Therefore the authors of this study believe that
there must be education programs related to HIV/AIDS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df1eeba390b44bcd821c56e69d3b1d7f2023-02-15T16:09:07ZengIstanbul UniversityJournal of Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry2149-23522149-45922016-01-01501192610.17096/jiufd.73756DENTAL PATIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT TRANSMISSION WAYS OF ACQuIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)Fatih Cabbar0Berkay Tolga Süer1Gonca Duygu Çapar2Hazar Yıldız3Ceyda Özçakır Tomruk4Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty of Dentistry Yeditepe UniversityDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Gülhane Military Medical Academy (GATA)Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty of Dentistry Trakya UniversityDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty of Dentistry Yeditepe UniversityDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty of Dentistry Yeditepe UniversityPurpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the patients’ attitude, knowledge and awareness about HIV/AIDS. And secondary aim was to assess the need for further education about HIV/AIDS. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire of 39 items was used to evaluate the patients’ knowledge. 301 patients were included (mean age 37.12 ±7.85 years, 41.5% male, 58.5% female) in the study. Results were calculated by Students t-test, Chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test. Results: Most of the patients had accurate knowledge about transmission ways, however transmission through breastfeeding (31.6%), public restrooms (44.9%), and insects and mosquitos bite (47.2%) were less recognized. Saliva (32.2%), urine (36.9%), tears (58.5%), sweat (54.5%), breast milk (30.6%), feces (36.9%) and cerebrospinal fluid (7.3%) were less recognized body fluids. Generally university and postgraduate educated patients had more accurate knowledge than other groups. 63.1% of patients thought that they need further education about HIV/AI DS. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the knowledge level about HIV/AIDS was almost agreeable. However, the patients had deficiencies with respect to their knowl-edge. Therefore the authors of this study believe that there must be education programs related to HIV/AIDS.http://www.journals.istanbul.edu.tr/iudis/article/view/5000149774/5000152684HIVAIDSknowledgeawarenessquestionnaire |
| spellingShingle | Fatih Cabbar Berkay Tolga Süer Gonca Duygu Çapar Hazar Yıldız Ceyda Özçakır Tomruk DENTAL PATIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT TRANSMISSION WAYS OF ACQuIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) Journal of Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry HIV AIDS knowledge awareness questionnaire |
| title | DENTAL PATIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT TRANSMISSION WAYS OF ACQuIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) |
| title_full | DENTAL PATIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT TRANSMISSION WAYS OF ACQuIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) |
| title_fullStr | DENTAL PATIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT TRANSMISSION WAYS OF ACQuIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) |
| title_full_unstemmed | DENTAL PATIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT TRANSMISSION WAYS OF ACQuIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) |
| title_short | DENTAL PATIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS ABOUT TRANSMISSION WAYS OF ACQuIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) |
| title_sort | dental patients knowledge and awareness about transmission ways of acquired immune deficiency syndrome aids |
| topic | HIV AIDS knowledge awareness questionnaire |
| url | http://www.journals.istanbul.edu.tr/iudis/article/view/5000149774/5000152684 |
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