دراسة مقارنة لمعارف طلاب طب الأسنان و مواقفهم في جامعة دمشق تجاه المرضى المصابين بالتهاب الكبد B و C و الإيدز

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Background & Objective: Dental Treatments Are Permanently In Contact With Blood And Saliva.

Dentists Are Exposed To Different Types of Diseases, In Addition To The Micro-Organisms In Saliva, Such As HIV, HBV And HCV.

This Study Investigated And Compared Dental Students’ Knowledge of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), And HIV Infection, Attitudes Toward Infected Patients ،And Important Factors Associated With The Willingness To Treat Infected Patients.

Materials & Methods: In 2009, A Self Administered Questionnaire Survey Was Conducted On 180 Dental Students In Damascus University In Syria.

Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis Was Applied To Assess The Relationship Between Multiple Factors And Willingness To Treat.

Multivariate Analysis Was Used To Compare Knowledge Levels And The Willingness.

Results: Of The Respondents, 43%, 53%, And 49% Were Willing To Treat HBV-, HCV-, And HIVInfected Patients, Respectively, And Differences Among The Percentages Were Statistically Significant.

Students Were Less Knowledgeable About HCV Infection Compared To HBV And HIV Infection.

Factors Significantly Associated With Willingness To Treat HBV- Or HCV-, And HIV-Infected Patients Were: Moral Responsibility Was And 70%,67% And 58% Respectively, And The Differences Between The Ratios Was Statistically, And The Ability To Treat Them Safely For HIV, HCV And HBV Was 25% And 30% And 36% Respectively And The Difference Between The Ratios Was Statistically.

Conclusion: Dental Students In DU Were More Willing To Treat HBV- And HCV-Infected Patients Than To Treat HIV-Infected Patients.