A survey of AIDS/HIV for 1,092 people living in Kitakantou and Koushinetsu district

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  • 北関東甲信越地区在住の一般人1,092人におけるエイズ/HIVに関する意識調査

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The number of people living with HIV is gradually increasing and many of them desire the dental consultation same as ordinarily people without HIV. Therefore, we must prepare the medical system they can easily refer to dental office as soon as possible we can. In this report, we took a questionnaire on AIDS and/or HIV infection from 1,092 candidates living in Kitakantou and Koushinetsu district. The male to female ratio was set to 1:1, with age between 20 and 79 (mean 48.7 ± 15.4) years. They consist of 152 candidates in each prefecture, and no significant differences of age distribution were found among the prefectures. The young generation of the candidate had an experience of having a lecture about AIDS/HIV in their school days: thus, the validity of their knowledge regarding AIDS/HIV was found to be significantly much more abundant than that of other generations. Conversely, there are many candidates in each generation who don't know the HIV infection route or the disease natural course enough. More than 50% of the people, especially over 6th decade, answered dental practices are one of HIV infection routes, but most candidates in 3rd decade or students were negative for this answer. It is not an important factor that is prepared to take a patient with HIV in or not for approximately 80% of candidates to select their dental office. Therefore, general imaging of AIDS/HIV and the behavior of the dental consultant may have a slight disparity. AIDS/HIV-related misconceptions may lead to negative behavior toward HIV infected patients, and provision of the necessary education can lead to not only the right knowledge but also beneficial behavior modification.

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