Table 3.
Third- and fifth-year Jordanian dental students' knowledge of lesions and conditions associated with HIV
| Lesion or condition | Virtually exclusive to HIV (%)* | Associated with HIV in some cases (%)* | Unassociated with HIV (%)* | Do not know (%)* | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd year (n = 97) |
5th year (n = 114) |
3rd year (n = 97) |
5th year (n = 114) |
3rd year (n = 97) |
5th year (n = 114) |
3rd year (n = 97) |
5th year (n = 114) |
||
| Oral Kaposi sarcoma | 56.7 | 21.1 | 37.1 | 73.7 | 2.1 | 0 | 4.1 | 5.3 | < 0.001 |
| Oral candidiasis | 4.1 | 5.3 | 87.6 | 94.7 | 5.2 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0.02 |
| Oral hairy leukoplakia | 24.7 | 15.8 | 66.0 | 84.2 | 2.1 | 0 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.002 |
| Salivary gland enlargement | 2.1 | 0 | 39.2 | 65.8 | 38.1 | 15.8 | 20.6 | 18.4 | < 0.001 |
| Xerostomia | 2.1 | 0 | 22.7 | 76.3 | 38.1 | 23.7 | 37.1 | 0 | < 0.001 |
| Oral melanotic hyperpigmentation | 0.0 | 2.6 | 10.3 | 36.8 | 29.9 | 34.2 | 59.8 | 26.3 | < 0.001 |
| ITP | 3.1 | 0 | 12.4 | 50.0 | 28.9 | 23.7 | 55.7 | 26.3 | < 0.001 |
| Crohn's disease | 2.1 | 2.6 | 13.4 | 13.2 | 30.9 | 76.3 | 53.6 | 7.9 | < 0.001 |
(%)*: % of students who responded with a yes to each option. ITP: idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura