Kurd Shoaib Aziz. Psychosocial factors related to behavior of dental patients toward HIV/AIDS prevention at dental section Sandeman Provisional Hospital Quetta Pakistan. Master's Degree(Primary Health Care Management). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2009.
Psychosocial factors related to behavior of dental patients toward HIV/AIDS prevention at dental section Sandeman Provisional Hospital Quetta Pakistan
Abstract:
Psychosocial factors and their relation to the preventive behavior of dental
patients towards HIV/AIDS were assessed in 150 randomly selected patients in the
dental section of Sandeman Provisional hospital, Quetta, Pakistan. The majority of the
respondents were between the ages of 18-40 (mean = 36 years).Most of them were
male, Muslims and attended university. A large proportion of the respondents had a
good knowledge about AIDS, its causative agent, cure and mode of transmission.
However, a few misconceptions existed among respondents concerning HIVS mode
of transmission. A majority of the respondents had a perception that one cant be cured
once infected with HIV and most of them had the attitude that one should be treated
with sterilized instruments in dental clinics. But a considerable number of respondents
were unsure about most of the questions asked regarding attitude and perception,
which indicated in overall low levels of perception and attitude. Significant
associations were found between knowledge, attitude and perception and preventive
behavior. Most of the respondents said that the mass media, including television and
newspapers, were the main source of their information about HIV/AIDS. This study
shows that the majority of the respondents demonstrated low levels of preventive
behavior, in spite of their high level of knowledge. This is also due to high percentage
of respondents who had low levels of perception and attitude.