title: Knowledge, attitudes, and practice of iranian dentists with regard to HIV-related disease.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz Nephro-Urology Research Centre, Shiraz, Iran. askariam@sums.ac.ir
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Askarian
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mirzaei
authors.forename: Barry
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cookson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003815:Dentists; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000635:transmission; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D019552:Infection Control, Dental / Q000379:methods; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires