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ArticleHeliyon2023

Attitudes and practices of dentists treating HIV+ patients in the era of new antiretroviral therapy: A 12-year update.

Michele Giuliani, Romeo Patini, Lorenzo Lo Muzio, Giuseppe Troiano, Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio, Daniela Adamo, Francesca Conti, Patrizia Gallenzi, Carlo Lajolo

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Article in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Michele GiulianiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Romeo PatiniDepartment of Head, Neck and Sense Organs, School of Dentistry, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Lorenzo Lo MuzioDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Giuseppe TroianoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Vito Carlo Alberto CaponioDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Daniela AdamoDepartment of Neuroscience, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Head and neck Clinical Section, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Francesca ContiDepartment of Head, Neck and Sense Organs, School of Dentistry, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Patrizia GallenziDepartment of Head, Neck and Sense Organs, School of Dentistry, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Carlo LajoloDepartment of Head, Neck and Sense Organs, School of Dentistry, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During the first years of the HIV pandemic, the virus diffusion was responsible for discriminatory behavior from medical and dental care workers towards HIV-infected patients, as described by our research group in 2009. The aim of the current study was to provide an update on the previous data, investigating the presence of discriminatory behaviors, evaluating the level of dentists' knowledge about the virus and proposing strategies to be implemented to avoid professional exposure and cross-infections. This study was a cross-sectional, online, national survey on dentists, members of the main national dental associations (ANDI and AIO). The questionnaire was divided into four major sections, with the same structure as the questionnaire administered in 2009. The differences between groups were analyzed using the software program IBM SPSS Statistic, version 21.0. A total of 1054 dentists filled out the questionnaire completely. Among them 0.04% revealed a discriminatory attitude towards HIV-infected patients. The univariate analysis showed that discrimination towards HIV + patients was statistically associated with personal experiences and the level of fear associated with treating them (

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Attitude of health personnelDentistsHIV infectionsSocial stigmaSurveys and questionnaires

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