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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice of Iranian Dentists with Regard to HIV-Related Disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Mehrdad Askarian ,
Kamran Mirzaei  and
Barry Cookson
Mehrdad Askarian
Affiliation:
Department of Community Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz Nephro-Urology Research Centre, Shiraz, Iran
Kamran Mirzaei
Affiliation:
Department of Community Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
Barry Cookson
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Healthcare Associated Infection, Health Protection Agency, London, United Kingdom
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Abstract

Of 369 registered dentists in Fars province in Iran, 309 (83.7%) responded to a survey regarding knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. The level of knowledge was low and was correlated with years in practice, hours worked per week, and whether additional work in a governmental dental office was performed; only the last was significantly associated with adherence to relevant infection control recommendations.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , January 2007 , pp. 83 - 87
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2007

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