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Assessment Of Knowledge And Attitude Towards HIV Patients Among Dental Students In Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)

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dc.contributor.authorAws Hashim Ali Al-Kadhimen_US
dc.contributor.authorNurul Ainaa Syamimi Ahmad Bakrien_US
dc.contributor.authorAnis Mardhiya Ameruddinen_US
dc.contributor.authorSarah Taha Yousif Al-Anien_US
dc.contributor.authorAzlan Jaafaren_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T04:46:48Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T04:46:48Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.date.submitted31/12/2019
dc.descriptionJournal of Clinical and Health Sciences, [S.l.], v. 4, n. 2, p. 58-65, dec. 2019.en_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Dental officers could be the first medical personal to diagnose HIV/AIDS and cross–contamination may happen. More efforts should be taken to improve knowledge and the behaviour of dental students towards HIV/AIDS patients. The objective of this study is to assess and compare knowledge and the attitude of USIM dental students towards HIV patients. Methods: A total of 136 dental students from Year 2 to Year 5 of academic year 2017/2018 participated in this study. Students were consented and briefed about the purpose of the current project prior to answering self-administered questionnaires that have been previously validated. Results: The mean total knowledge and attitude score were 69.65% (good) and 68.54(%) (passive), respectively. Both clinical and pre-clinical students have passive attitude towards HIV patients and showed good level of knowledge with 70.81% and 66.39% respectively. There were significant association between sex and knowledge of HIV/AIDS among USIM dental students (p=0.001). There is also a statistically positive weak correlation between knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS patients. Conclusion: USIM dental undergraduates have good knowledge and passive attitude towards HIV/AIDS patients. Improvement of dental curriculum regarding HIV/AIDS knowledge and attitude towards HIV/AIDS patients is recommended through conducting activities such as seminar, workshop and small-group discussion among dental students.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.24191/jchs.v4i2.7517
dc.identifier.epage65
dc.identifier.issn0127-984X
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.other1387-11
dc.identifier.spage58
dc.identifier.urihttp://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/JCHS/article/view/7517
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/6164
dc.identifier.volume4
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUiTMen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Clinical and Health Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectAIDS,en_US
dc.subjectawareness,en_US
dc.subjectundergraduates,en_US
dc.subjectdentist.en_US
dc.titleAssessment Of Knowledge And Attitude Towards HIV Patients Among Dental Students In Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication

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