Attitudes of Dental Students Towards HIV+ Patients: a Multi-center Survey Among Italian Universities
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Questionnaire.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). Basic parameters: No limits · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Italy
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The purpose of this multicentric study was to assess the attitude of Italian dental students towards HIV-infected patients. In particular, the level of discomfort perceived during the treatment, any discriminatory attitude on their part, their level of knowledge of the disease and the application of the sterilization protocols to avoid professional exposure and cross-infections.
Interventions
- Other Questionnaire
An anonymous questionnaire, accompanied by an informative letter, will be developed to this purpose, describing the aim of the study. The questionnaire was structured into four sections. The first section investigates personal demographic data. The second section evaluates the relationship between students and HIV-positive patients. The third section evaluates the student's knowledge of the HIV infection and the source of his knowledge. The fourth section investigates the application of the
Primary outcome measures
- Number of Italian dental students with a discriminatory behavior towards HIV positive patients [Time frame: Baseline]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Completion of the survey
- Dentistry students in Italy
- Subjects aged ≥ 18 years
Exclusion criteria
- No completion of the survey
- Students of degree courses different from dentistry
- Subjects aged ≤ 18 years
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Italy · 1 center
- Policlinico Universitario Fondazione Agostino Gemelli - Roma — Roma
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07485374 · ID - 7757