Document 0408
 DOCN  M9460408
 TI    [Attitudes and habits for the control of HIV and hepatitis B in dental
       students]
 DT    9404
 AU    Maupome-Carvantes G; Borges-Yanez SA; Departamento de Salud Publica y
       Epidemiologia, Facultad de; Odontologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma
       de Mexico.
 SO    Salud Publica Mex. 1993 Nov-Dec;35(6):642-50. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/94174365
 AB    HIV infection has had great impact on dental practice, mainly because
       public and professional perceptions about HIV-AIDS contagion are
       conflictive due to fear and ignorance. Since the practices of infection
       control have not been adequately studied in Mexico, the present survey
       explored some attitudes towards HIV infection, stated knowledge on HIV
       transmission and manifestations, and infection control procedures
       reportedly used by dental students. A questionnaire was administered to
       262 final-year students (95% were 20 to 30 years old; 71% female) in
       Mexico City (July-August 1992), with emphasis on the clinical risk posed
       by HIV and hepatitis B (HBV) infections. Data were analyzed with
       Student's t-test and one-way ANOVA (Scheffe test). Results showed a
       mixed response as a general rule, with most respondents believing they
       had a moral (83%) and professional (78%) duty to treat HIV+ patients but
       few having a sympathetic approach to them. Only a minority have had a
       direct experience with HIV+ patients (5%) or high-risk groups (24%).
       Students seemed to use adequate infection control barriers as most wore
       gloves, gowns, masks and glasses while treating patients, but only 20
       per cent had been vaccinated against hepatitis. Some contradictions in
       the use of disinfecting/sterilization equipment and agents were
       detected. The most important reasons given to refuse to treat HIV+
       patients were the lack of appropriate facilities and the risk of
       becoming infected. The sources of information on HIV most frequently
       resorted to were reported to be professional education and short courses
       of continuing education.
 DE    Adult  Analysis of Variance  *Attitude of Health Personnel
       Dentist-Patient Relations  English Abstract  Female  Hepatitis
       B/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  Human  HIV
       Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION & CONTROL  HIV
       Seropositivity/EPIDEMIOLOGY  *HIV-1/IMMUNOLOGY  *Infection
       Control/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA  Male  Mexico/EPIDEMIOLOGY
       Questionnaires  Students, Dental/*PSYCHOLOGY/STATISTICS & NUMER DATA
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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