Document 2161
 DOCN  M94A2161
 TI    Survey of dentist's knowledge and attitudes to AIDS/HIV in Japan.
 DT    9412
 AU    Aizawa F; Aizawa Y; Asakawa H; Inoue K; Nishihara T; Hanada N; Akada H;
       Dept. of Preventive Dentistry, Iwate Medical Univ., Japan.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):367 (abstract no. PD0073). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370414
 AB    OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this survey was made to examine the dentist's
       knowledge and attitudes to AIDS/HIV and the actual infection control
       procedures of dental instruments in Japan. METHODS: The questionnaire
       asked 49 questions concerning dental clinic instruments, infection
       control procedures, knowledge of dentists about AIDS/HIV, attitudes to
       AIDS/HIV patients and so on. RESULTS: To date (January 6, 1994), we got
       197 responses which were answered by the Japanese dentists working in
       various areas of Japan. The average age of respondents was 41 years old.
       Two dentists answered that they treated AIDS patients in their dental
       offices. Over 80% of the responders believe AIDS/HIV patients would come
       to their dental offices in the future. Despite over 70% believe that
       they are responsible as dentist to treat AIDS/HIV patients from the
       moral point of view, only about 20% are willing to treat AIDS/HIV
       patients. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: There were statistical significant
       differences between the answers of old and young dentists conducting the
       chi square test, such as use of sterilizable (autoclavable) handpieces
       (p < 0.05), use of disposable needles (p < 0.01), will to treat AIDS
       patients positively (p < 0.05) etc. In this study, we found the
       statistical significant differences by age of dentists in the answers
       for 13 questions.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PSYCHOLOGY  Adult  *Dentists  Human
       HIV Infections/*PSYCHOLOGY  Japan  *Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
       MEETING ABSTRACT

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