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Document 1938
DOCN M94A1938
TI Is there discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS when they seek
dental care?
DT 9412
AU Charbonneau A; Maheux B; Beland F; Faculty of dentistry, Universite de
Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):417 (abstract no. PD0278). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370637
AB OBJECTIVE: We measured the proportion of people living with HIV/AIDS who
had revealed their HIV status when seeking dental care, and whose dental
care was refused or deferred due to this revelation. METHODS: We
conducted an anonymous survey, consisting of 224 individuals with
HIV/AIDS from the metropolitan area of Montreal, Canada. The sample was
drawn from the following sources including an association of people
living with HIV/AIDS, STD/AIDS medical clinics, university hospitals,
and hospices for people with AIDS. Homosexuals and intravenous drug
users represented 80% and 12% of the sample, respectively. About half
the respondents were asymptomatic. The survey questionnaire was
pretested for its validity and reliability. It included 78 items and
took approximately 15 minutes to complete. RESULTS: Over 70% of
respondents reported having sought dental care while knowing about their
HIV status. Among these, 71% reported having revealed their HIV status
to a dentist at least once, and of these, 21% claimed to have been
refused treatment when seeking dental care. Results also indicated that
a substantial proportion of the respondents (48%) declared that they did
not informed their dentist at least once, about their HIV status. The
main reasons for not revealing one's HIV status were the utilisation of
universal precautions for all patients (74%), fear of being refused
dental treatment (58%), concerns about being judged negatively (35%),
and lack of trust in the confidentiality of dental records (32%).
CONCLUSION: These results suggest that there are still many dentists who
discriminate against people with HIV/AIDS. Furthermore the high
proportion of respondents who choose not to reveal their HIV status to
the dentist emphasises the need for a systematic use of universal
precautions in dental practice.
DE *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Confidentiality Dental Records
*Ethics, Dental Human *HIV Infections *HIV Seropositivity *Prejudice
Quebec Questionnaires Urban Population MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).