Risk perception and knowledge of dental students concerning HIV/AID

Authors

  • Manuel Alejandro Ceballos Rojas Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana
  • Frank Hernández-García Centro Provincial de Atención y Educación al Paciente Diabético, Hospital Provincial General Docente "Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola", Facultad de Ciencias Médicas"Dr. José Assef Yara", Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Ciego de Ávila
  • Laura Delgado Montesinos Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana
  • Alexander Manuel Romero Lantarón Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana
  • Aleida Margarita Abad Sastre Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana
  • Luis Alberto Lazo Herrera

Keywords:

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, HIV, dental medicine.

Abstract

Introduction: HIV is considered one of the pandemics currently scourging humanity. In this respect, sexuality education is a responsibility of the whole society. In Cuba, risk perception and knowledge of medical science students about this condition have been poorly studied.

Objective: To determine the risk perception and knowledge of dental students about HIV infection.

Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted from September to November 2019 at the University of Medical Sciences of Havana. The work was carried out with 157 students of the dental medicine major, who were applied the HIV/AIDS-65 scale, which consisted of 65 items and was divided into seven subscales. The data were processed and shown in tables, using descriptive statistics.

Results: 46.50 % of the students considered it false that HIV/AIDS was a life-threatening disease and 19.75 % believed that too much time, money and other resources were being invested in this disease in comparison with other diseases. 68.15 % of the students referred that sex was not as pleasurable when a condom was used, while 60.51 % of the respondents did not consider themselves the type of person who could contract the AIDS virus (susceptibility).

Conclusions: Students have an adequate level of knowledge, despite misconceptions, negative attitudes and practices, which potentiate the risk of infection.

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Author Biographies

Manuel Alejandro Ceballos Rojas, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana

Doctor en Estomatología. Residente de Prótesis Estomatológica

Frank Hernández-García, Centro Provincial de Atención y Educación al Paciente Diabético, Hospital Provincial General Docente "Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola", Facultad de Ciencias Médicas"Dr. José Assef Yara", Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Ciego de Ávila

Doctor en Medicina. Residente de Endocrinologia.

Luis Alberto Lazo Herrera

Doctor en Medicina. Residente de Bioquímica Clínica. Profesor Instructor

Published

2022-01-26

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Ceballos Rojas MA, Hernández-García F, Delgado Montesinos L, Romero Lantarón AM, Abad Sastre AM, Lazo Herrera LA. Risk perception and knowledge of dental students concerning HIV/AID. Educación Médica Superior [Internet]. 2022 Jan. 26 [cited 2025 Feb. 26];36(1). Available from: https://ems.sld.cu/index.php/ems/article/view/2504

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