Table 2.
Responses of dental patients to questions about transmission routes of HIV/AIDS.
| n | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Transfusions of infected blood or blood clotting factors | True | 266 | 88.4 |
| False | 6 | 2.0 | |
| I don't know | 29 | 9.6 | |
| With mosquitoes or insects | True | 75 | 24.9 |
| False | 142 | 47.2 | |
| I don't know | 84 | 27.9 | |
| HIV/AIDS positive women to fetus | True | 167 | 55.5 |
| False | 31 | 10.3 | |
| I don't know | 103 | 34.2 | |
| Breast-feeding | True | 95 | 31.6 |
| False | 91 | 30.2 | |
| I don't know | 115 | 38.2 | |
| Shaking hands or hugging | True | 19 | 6.3 |
| False | 235 | 78.1 | |
| I don't know | 47 | 15.6 | |
| Sharing of towel, glass, fork, knife etc. | True | 71 | 23.6 |
| False | 165 | 54.8 | |
| I don't know | 65 | 21.6 | |
| Sharp instrument injury, sharing needles and/or syringes | True | 261 | 86.7 |
| (primarily for drug injection) with someone who is infected | False | 13 | 4.3 |
| I don't know | 27 | 9.0 | |
| Dental equipment | True | 193 | 64.1 |
| False | 35 | 11.6 | |
| I don't know | 73 | 24.3 | |
| Barber equipment | True | 161 | 53.5 |
| False | 72 | 23.9 | |
| I don't know | 68 | 22.6 | |
| Unsafe sexual interaction | True | 279 | 92.7 |
| False | 4 | 1.3 | |
| I don't know | 18 | 6.0 | |
| Public restrooms | True | 64 | 21.3 |
| False | 135 | 44.9 | |
| I don't know | 102 | 33.9 | |
| Being in the same room with HIV/AIDS positive patient | True | 21 | 7.0 |
| False | 227 | 75.4 | |
| I don't know | 53 | 17.6 | |
| Being in the same pool, Turkish bath or sauna with HIV/AIDS positive patient | True | 51 | 16.9 |
| False | 154 | 51.2 | |
| I don't know | 96 | 31.9 | |
| By sneezing or coughing | True | 46 | 15.3 |
| False | 179 | 59.5 | |
| I don't know | 76 | 25.2 |