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Document 0374
DOCN M9490374
TI Dental-care experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS in Aotearoa New
Zealand.
DT 9411
AU Terry SD; Jones JE; Brown RH; Department of Oral Medicine and Oral
Surgery, School of; Dentistry, University of Otago, Dunedin.
SO N Z Dent J. 1994 Jun;90(400):49-55. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/94336102
AB Previous surveys of people living with HIV/AIDS suggest that such
persons may have difficulty in securing dental care and that some
dentists would prefer to refer such individuals. This study aimed to
assess the experiences of people living with HIV/AIDS in Aotearoa New
Zealand in obtaining and undergoing dental treatment. Survey forms were
distributed through organisations working with people with HIV/AIDS.
Fifty-seven questionnaires were analysed. The majority of respondents
were gay white males. Seventy-five percent of participants felt that
dental care was important, or very important, and 37 percent had
increased the frequency of visits to the dentist since being diagnosed
as HIV-positive. Forty-two (74 percent) participants had disclosed their
HIV status to their dentists. Of this group, the majority had
experienced either supportive or sympathetic reactions. Of those who
concealed their status, 31 percent feared rejection by the dental
practitioner, and 31 percent felt the dentist was taking adequate
precautions and that there was no need to volunteer information on HIV
status. Only three people reported denial of treatment on the grounds of
their HIV status. An additional two people were immediately referred on
by their practitioner after disclosure. Almost half the participants had
changed dentists after they were diagnosed as HIV-positive. The main
reasons stated included cost of treatment, fear of breach of
confidentiality, or shifting to a new centre. Even though 33 percent
received dental care in a hospital environment, 63 percent suffered
systemic manifestations of HIV-infection, and 51 percent had oral
manifestations.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
DE Adult Attitude of Health Personnel Confidentiality Dental Care for
Chronically Ill/ECONOMICS/PSYCHOLOGY/*STATISTICS & NUMER DATA
*Dentist-Patient Relations Female Health Services Accessibility Human
*HIV Infections/ECONOMICS/PSYCHOLOGY Male Middle Age New Zealand
Questionnaires Refusal to Treat Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Truth
Disclosure JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).