Table 1.
Showing attitude of faculty members towards the dental treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS.
| Gender | Total | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |||
| Question 1: Do you willingly treat a patient if your patient is HIV positive? | ||||
| Agree | 47 (85.5%) | 39 (86.7%) | 86 (86.0%) | 0.433 |
| Disagree | 4 (7.3%) | 5 (11.1%) | 9 (9.0%) | |
| Don't know | 4 (7.3%) | 1 (2.2%) | 5 (5.0%) | |
| Total | 55 (100.0%) | 45 (100.0%) | 100 (100.0%) | |
| Question 2: Treating an HIV positive patient is ethical responsibility of the dentist? | ||||
| Agree | 47 (85.5%) | 32 (71.1%) | 79 (79.0%) | 0.190 |
| Disagree | 4 (7.3%) | 8 (17.8%) | 12 (12.0%) | |
| Don't know | 4 (7.3%) | 5 (11.1%) | 9 (9.0%) | |
| Total | 55 (100.0%) | 45 (100.0%) | 100 (100.0%) | |
| Question 3: Treating an HIV positive patient places a dentist at an increased risk of HIV infection? | ||||
| Agree | 23 (41.8%) | 9 (20.0%) | 32 (32.0%) | 0.021* |
| Disagree | 30 (54.5%) | 36 (80.0%) | 66 (66.0%) | |
| Don't know | 2 (3.6%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (2.0%) | |
| Total | 55 (100.0%) | 45 (100.0%) | 100 (100.0%) | |
| Question 4: Will you take treatment from a doctor if you know that he/she is treating an HIV positive individual? | ||||
| Agree | 41 (74.5%) | 31 (68.9%) | 72 (72.0%) | 0.346 |
| Disagree | 9 (16.4%) | 12 (26.7%) | 21 (21.0%) | |
| Don't know | 5 (9.1%) | 2 (4.4%) | 7 (7.0%) | |
| Total | 55 (100.0%) | 45 (100.0%) | 100 (100.0%) | |
| Question 5: The fear among staff/assistant towards patients with HIV/AIDS can be hindrance in providing dental care to HIV positive patients? | ||||
| Agree | 33 (60.0%) | 31 (68.9%) | 64 (64.0%) | 0.438 |
| Disagree | 16 (29.1%) | 12 (26.7%) | 28 (28.0%) | |
| Don't know | 6 (10.9%) | 2 (4.4%) | 8 (8.0%) | |
| Total | 55 (100.0%) | 45 (100.0%) | 100 (100.0%) | |
| Question 6: Infection control procedures necessary for treatment of the patients with HIV/AIDS are time-consuming and may affect the work quality of the dentist? | ||||
| Agree | 10 (18.2%) | 10 (22.2%) | 20 (20.0%) | 0.042* |
| Disagree | 43 (78.2%) | 27 (60.0%) | 70 (70.0%) | |
| Don't know | 2 (3.6%) | 8 (17.8%) | 10 (10.0%) | |
| Total | 55 (100.0%) | 45 (100.0%) | 100 (100.0%) | |
| Question 7: Do you think that routine dental care should be a part of the treatment of patient with HIV/AIDS? | ||||
| Agree | 48 (87.3%) | 40 (88.9%) | 88 (88.0%) | 0.693 |
| Disagree | 4 (7.3%) | 4 (8.9%) | 8 (8.0%) | |
| Don't know | 3 (5.5%) | 1 (2.2%) | 4 (4.0%) | |
| Total | 55 (100.0%) | 45 (100.0%) | 100 (100.0%) | |
| Question 8: Treatment of all the patients should be done as potentially infectious of HBV or HIV? | ||||
| Agree | 45 (81.8%) | 44 (97.8%) | 89 (89.0%) | 0.034* |
| Disagree | 5 (9.1%) | 1 (2.2%) | 6 (6.0%) | |
| Don't know | 5 (9.1%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (5.0%) | |
| Total | 55 (100.0%) | 45 (100.0%) | 100 (100.0%) | |
*The P value is significant when less than 0.05.