"He is like the other patients": perceptions of dentistry students in the HIV/AIDS clinic/"Ele e igual aos outros pacientes": percepcoes dos academicos de Odontologia na clinica de HIV/Aids/"El es igual a los demas pacientes": percepciones de los academicos de Odontologia en la clinica de VIH/sida

• Published in: Interface (Botucatu, Brazil) Vol. 18; no. 50; p. 585
• Main Authors: Rossi-Barbosa, Luiza Augusta Rosa, Ferreira, Raquel Conceicao, Sampaio, Cristina Andrade, Guimaraes, Patricia Neves
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Fundacao UNI 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Biosafety; Gays; Health aspects; Homosexuality; Medical care discrimination; Students
• ISSN: 1414-3283
• DOI: 10.1590/1807-57622013.0160

This study sought to ascertain the perceptions and expectations of dentistry students at the State University of Montes Claros. MG, Brazil, regarding care provided for HIV/AIDS patients. Participant observation and semi-structured interviews with nine students were used and three categories were identified: "Expectations from care provided at the HIV/AIDS clinic", "Fear of becoming infection" and "Behavioral change". It was seen that, before the students came into contact with patients, they constructed characterizations based on social stereotypes such as skinny individuals, male homosexuals and depressed appearance. Fear was observed through the tendency to overestimate the risks of transmission, with changes in behavior in relation to biosafety. Through using ethnographic methodology, the importance of dental clinical practice for students' day-to-day routine could be seen, along with biosafety for breaking through paradigms and prejudice towards HIV/AIDS patients. Keywords: Perception. HIV Ethnography. Dentistry. Este estudo buscou conhecer expectativas e percepcoes dos academicos de Odontologia da Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, MG, Brasil, em relacao ao atendimento aos pacientes com HIV/ Aids. Utilizaram-se observacao participante e entrevistas semiestruturadas com nove academicos, sendo identificadas tres categorias de analise: "A expectativa do atendimento na clinica de HIV/Aids", "O medo de infectar-se" e "Mudanca de comportamento". Percebeu-se que, anterior ao contato com os pacientes, as caracterizacoes construidas pelos academicos eram estereotipos sociais, como: pessoas magras, homossexuais masculinos e aspecto deprimido. O medo foi observado pela tendencia em superestimar os riscos de transmissao, mudando os comportamentos em relacao a biosseguranca. A etnografia proporcionou perceber a importancia da pratica clinica odontologica no cotidiano academico, aliada a biosseguranca no rompimento dos paradigmas e preconceitos com o paciente com HIV/Aids. Palavras-chave: Percepcao. HIV Etnografia. Odontologia. Se busco conocer las expectativas y percepciones de los academicos de Odontologia de la Universidad Estadual de Montes Claros, MG, Brazil, en lo que se refiere a la atencion a los pacientes con VIH/Sida. Se utilizaron observacion participativa y entrevistas semiestructuradas con nueve academicos y a partir del analisis se identificaron tres categorias: "La expectativa de la atencion en la clinica de VIH/Sida", "El miedo de infectarse" y el "Cambio de comportamiento. Antes del contacto con los pacientes, las caracterizaciones construidas por los academicos eran estereotipos sociales. El miedo se observo por la tendencia de sobreestimar los riesgos de transmision, cambiando los comportamientos en relacion a la bioseguridad. La etnografia permitio percibir la importancia de la practica en la clinica odontologica, aliada a la bioseguridad en la ruptura de los paradigmas y prejuicios con el paciente con VIH/Sida. Palabras-clave: Percepcion. VIH. Etnografia. Odontologia.