Knowledge, attitude and practices toward post-exposure prophylaxis for human immunodeficiency virus among dental practitioners in Pune, India

V. Kasat, M. Chavan, P. Giri, R. Ladda, N. Diwan
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Background: As India has third largest number of people affected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), dental practitioners are more likely to encounter such patients for dental management. Aim: The aim was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV among dental practitioners in Pune, India. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 218 dental practitioners who attended Maharashtra State Zonal Conference organized by Indian Dental Association, Pimpri Chinchwad Branch in July 2013. Data related to HIV PEP was collected by predesigned, pretested, self-administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed using Microsoft Office Excel 2007 and results were expressed in percentage. Results: Majority of the participants (69.7%) were found to be in the private practice for <10 years. Though <΍ of the dental practitioners (44.9%) had ever treated known HIV patients, majority of them had a positive attitude for treating these patients (83.9%). About 72.8% of them were aware of the concept of HIV PEP. Majority of them knew the best timing for commencement of HIV PEP drug regimen (58.2%), the antiretroviral drugs to be used (67.8%), timing of antibody testing to rule out infection to health care workers (72%) and from where to avail PEP drug regimen (86.6%). Dental practitioners had poor knowledge regarding the duration of PEP drug regimen (28.4%) and the reason for discontinuation of the same (26.1%). 89.9% of dental practitioners thought that the topic was not well covered in Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) curriculum and 46.7% of them had gained knowledge on the subject through seminars or workshops. Conclusion: The results of this survey showed that though dental practitioners had adequate knowledge of HIV PEP, but an elaboration of this topic is required in BDS curriculum.
印度浦那牙科医生对人类免疫缺陷病毒暴露后预防的知识、态度和做法
背景:由于印度是感染人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)人数第三多的国家,牙科医生更有可能遇到这类患者进行牙科治疗。目的:目的是评估的知识,态度和做法,暴露后预防(PEP)在印度浦那的牙科医生艾滋病毒。材料与方法:对2013年7月参加由印度牙科协会Pimpri Chinchwad分会组织的马哈拉施特拉邦地区会议的218名牙科医生进行横断面研究。通过预先设计、预先测试、自我管理的问卷收集与HIV PEP相关的数据。数据使用Microsoft Office Excel 2007进行分析,结果以百分比表示。结果:绝大多数(69.7%)个体执业时间<10年。<΍的牙科医生(44.9%)曾治疗过已知HIV患者,但绝大多数(83.9%)对治疗这些患者持积极态度。约72.8%的人知道HIV PEP的概念。大多数人知道开始PEP药物治疗的最佳时间(58.2%),使用抗逆转录病毒药物(67.8%),向医护人员进行抗体检测以排除感染的时间(72%)以及从何处获得PEP药物治疗(86.6%)。牙科医生对PEP药物方案的持续时间(28.4%)和停药原因(26.1%)知之甚少。89.9%的牙科医生认为口腔外科学士课程没有很好地涵盖这方面的内容,而46.7%的牙科医生曾透过讲座或工作坊了解这方面的知识。结论:本调查结果显示,虽然牙科从业者对HIV PEP有足够的了解,但在BDS课程中需要对这一主题进行阐述。
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