Evaluation of Knowledge Regarding to Oral Manifestation of AIDS among General Dentists in Kermanshah, 2014

Abstract

Background & Objective: Oral lesions are the primary manifestations of HIV infections. The aim of this study is to evaluate the knowledge towards oral manifestations of AIDS among general dentists. Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study has been conducted by a self-administrated questionnaire on general dentists in Kermanshah city, 2014. The questionnaire contained demographic information and the part assessing knowledge. The correct answers in percent was considered as the knowledge level, that was classified by poor, intermediate, good, and excellent levels. The questionnaire reliability was confirmed by Cronbach alpha=0.79. Data were analyzed by SPSS 17 by using ANOVA, tukey and t-test (P0.05). Conclusion: The dentists’ knowledge about oral lesions of AIDS was not in an acceptable level, suggesting improvement of their awareness about AIDS/HIV and its oral lesions.

Keywords

• aids
• oral lesions
• knowledge
• general dentists