Kumar Santhosh, Tadakamadla Jyothi, Areeshi Ahmed Yahya Bin Hassan, Tobaigy Hamza Abdul Wahab Mohammed
Menzies Health Institute Queensland and School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
College of Dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Dent J. 2018 Jan;30(1):47-52. doi: 10.1016/j.sdentj.2017.10.003. Epub 2017 Oct 27.
To evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of dental students at Jazan University, Saudi Arabia; compare the differences in HIV/AIDS related knowledge and attitudes between the genders and years of study.
This cross-sectional survey was conducted among dental students of Jazan University (N = 208; Response rate = 88.1%).
Most of the students (93%) knew "HIV/AIDS patients can infect dental workers" and 14% were unaware of the fact that HIV/AIDS patients can be diagnosed with oral manifestations. Less than half the subjects (47.6%) were confident on their ability to safely treat HIV/AIDS patients and only 28.8% of the study population believed that their knowledge about infection control is enough to treat HIV/AIDS patients. Males and 4th year students had significantly greater HIV/AIDS related knowledge and attitudes than their comparative counterparts.
HIV/AIDS related knowledge and attitudes in dental students of Jazan University are comparable to other studies from Saudi but are poor when compared to other countries.
评估沙特阿拉伯吉赞大学牙科学生的知识水平和态度；比较不同性别及不同学习年份的学生在艾滋病相关知识和态度上的差异。
对吉赞大学的牙科学生进行了这项横断面调查（N = 208；回复率 = 88.1%）。
大多数学生（93%）知道“艾滋病患者可感染牙科工作人员”，14%的学生不知道艾滋病患者可能出现口腔表现这一事实。不到一半的受试者（47.6%）对安全治疗艾滋病患者的能力有信心，只有28.8%的研究对象认为他们关于感染控制的知识足以治疗艾滋病患者。男性和四年级学生在艾滋病相关知识和态度方面明显优于其对照组。
吉赞大学牙科学生的艾滋病相关知识和态度与沙特的其他研究结果相当，但与其他国家相比则较差。
