Knowledge and attitude toward AIDS among people admitted to the Qazvin faculty of Dentistry (2014)

Abstract

Background: AIDS is as a global fatal disease and the only way to combat the disease is education and knowledge about the methods of transmission and prevent of the disease. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of people admitted to the Qazvin faculty of Dentistry toward AIDS. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 2013-2014 using a standard questionnaire between 270 people admitted to the Qazvin faculty of Dentistry. Findings: According to data analysis, 150 subjects (55.6%) had a poor knowledge about the disease and with increasing the age, knowledge was lower. The attitude of 153 subjects (56.7%) was moderate. All the participants were married and had 20 years old at least. Conclusion: This study indicated that the knowledge and attitude of people admitted to the Qazvin faculty of Dentistry was inappropriate and there was a necessity to promote absolute knowledge and good attitude about AIDS.