Sote E O
Department of Child Dental Health, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
Afr Dent J. 1992;6:1-7.
A questionnaire survey of 79 Nigerian dentists aged 21-60 years was carried out to evaluate their experiences, attitudes, knowledge, and infection control practices in relation to HIV infection. Their perceptions of various occupational hazards were also probed. 84.4% of them held the view that HIV-infected/AIDS patients should be treated in special treatment clinics. The risk of becoming infected was the paramount fear expressed by 88.6% of the dentists. This fear can be explained by the inadequate facilities in various dental clinics reported by 79.7% of them. Despite their lack of clinical experience in the management of oral manifestations of AIDS, a large proportion of them were quite knowledgeable. However, HIV infection was perceived with the highest degree of concern as the greatest occupational hazard by 87.2% of the dentists. Interdisciplinary collaboration among health professionals should be intensified to enhance prompt referral and comprehensive treatment of AIDS patients.
对79名年龄在21至60岁之间的尼日利亚牙医进行了问卷调查，以评估他们在艾滋病毒感染方面的经历、态度、知识和感染控制措施。还探究了他们对各种职业危害的看法。其中84.4%的人认为艾滋病毒感染/艾滋病患者应在特殊治疗诊所接受治疗。88.6%的牙医表示，最主要的担忧是感染风险。79.7%的牙医报告称，各牙科诊所设施不足，这可以解释这种担忧。尽管他们在艾滋病口腔表现的管理方面缺乏临床经验，但他们中的很大一部分人知识相当丰富。然而，87.2%的牙医认为艾滋病毒感染是最大的职业危害，关注度最高。应加强卫生专业人员之间的跨学科合作，以加强艾滋病患者的及时转诊和综合治疗。
