HIV/AIDS: The knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of dentists in Nairobi, Kenya

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 587-591

  Gachigo, J N ^a   Naidoo, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Attitude behaviour; Dentists; HIV AIDS; Kenya; Knowledge; Nairobi

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUTOCLAVE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIST; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KENYA; LEARNING; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE; SURGICAL GLOVE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WORKPLACE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONDOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTIST-PATIENT RELATIONS; DENTISTS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATION, DENTAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL, DENTAL; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STERILIZATION; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 0035706044     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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