KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES OF STUDENTS IN THE LAST YEAR OF DENTISTRY ABOUT HIV/AIDS

• Published in: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology Vol. 129; no. 1; p. e130
• Main Authors: MEIRA, MAYARA LEONEL DUARTE, PINHEIRO, GIULIANNA LIMA, HEIMLICH, FERNANDA VIEIRA, DE MENEZES MACIEL, ROSEMIRO, RAMOS, MARIA ELIZA BARBOSA, DAS CHAGAS, WAGNER PINTO, ISRAEL, MÔNICA SIMÕES
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.01.2020
• ISSN: 2212-4403; 2212-4411
• DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2019.06.568

To analyze the behavior of students on the last year of dentistry of 2 universities in relation to the care of patients with HIV/AIDS. The sample consists of 60 students who attended the last year of dentistry. It was used as a quiz to evaluate the technical and social knowledge about the HIV virus, its forms of transmission, and its treatment. Students were divided into 2 groups (A and B) according to their educational institution. Regarding the previous training, 90% of group A and 83.3% of group B said that they did not receive enough information in their formation. Regarding the evaluation of their formation about offering knowledge to attend these patients, 63.3% of group A and 66.7% of group B conceptualized their formation as positive; then, as for knowledge, both groups presented a “good” concept. Regarding the professionals’ attitudes toward the treatment of these patient and the practices adopted, both groups presented an “excellent” concept. The level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices among future professionals were considered good. However, there is still a need for more information for these future professionals to be able to offer quality treatment and safety care to patients with HIV/AIDS.