Table 2.
Knowledge about HIV/AIDS transmission and screening.
| Knowledge Question (True/False) | Total, N = 89 N (%) |
Pre-CBDE Dental Students with Previous Community Experience Working with PLWH N = 36 N (%) |
Pre-CBDE Dental Students without Previous Experience Working with PLWH N = 53 N (%) |
p-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correct Response | Incorrect Response | Correct Response | Incorrect Response | Correct Response | Incorrect Response | ||
| HIV/AIDS patients can contaminate dental workers |
83 (93.3) | 6 (6.7) | 33 (91.7) | 3 (8.3) | 50 (94.3) | 3 (5.7) | 0.60 |
| HIV/AIDS patients can be diagnosed with oral manifestations |
78 (87.6) | 11 (12.4) | 31 (86.1) | 5 (13.9) | 47 (88.7) | 6 (11.3) | 0.71 |
| ELISA is a screening test for HIV infection |
75 (84.3) | 14 (15.7) | 28 (77.8) | 8 (22.2) | 47 (88.7) | 6 (11.3) | 0.16 |
| Western blot is a definite test for HIV infection |
56 (62.9) | 33 (37.1) | 20 (55.6) | 16 (44.4) | 36 (67.9) | 17 (32.1) | 0.24 |
| Needle stick injury during dental treatment can transmit HIV |
84 (94.4) | 5 (5.6) | 33 (91.7) | 3 (8.3) | 51 (96.2) | 2 (3.8) | 0.36 |
| Dental workers can act as an intermediary for transmission of HIV |
73 (82.0) | 16 (18.0) | 30 (83.3) | 6 (16.7) | 43 (81.1) | 10 (18.9) | 0.79 |
| Saliva can be a vehicle for the transmission of AIDS a | 73 (82.0) | 16(18.0) | 32 (88.9) | 4 (11.1) | 41 (77.4) | 12 (22.6) | 0.16 |
| Hepatitis B is more communicable than HIV/AIDS | 78 (87.6) | 11 (12.4) | 33 (91.7) | 3 (8.3) | 45 (85.9) | 8 (15.1) | 0.34 |
| All sterilization methods have cidal effects against HIV | 59 (66.3) | 30 (33.7) | 23 (63.8) | 13 (36.1) | 36 (67.9) | 17 (32.1) | 0.69 |
| Negative HIV tests surely indicate that the persons are free of viruses a | 81 (91.0) | 8 (9.0) | 31 (86.1) | 5 (13.9) | 50 (94.3) | 3 (5.7) | 0.18 |
| There is a lot of HIV in the saliva of HIV/AIDS patients a | 85 (95.5) | 4 (4.5) | 35 (97.2) | 1(2.78) | 50 (94.3) | 3 (5.7) | 0.52 |
| There are special dental clinics for treatment of AIDS patients in India a |
28 (41.5) | 61 (68.5) | 10 (27.8) | 26 (72.2) | 18 (34.0) | 35 (66.0) | 0.53 |
| Presently, AIDS is the most important health problem in the world a |
69 (77.5) | 20 (22.5) | 30 (83.3) | 6 (16.7) | 39 (73.6) | 14 (26.4) | 0.28 |
| CPR for patients with AIDS can transmit HIV infection a | 81 (91.0) | 8 (9.0) | 31 (86.1) | 5 (13.9) | 50 (94.3) | 3 (5.7) | 0.18 |
| Mean knowledge score (Total possible score = 15) | 12.17 ± 1.51 SD | 12.02 ± 1.48 SD | 12.28 ± 1.53 SD | 0.44 | |||
Note. False = correct for a response.