Nigerian dental students' willingness to treat HIV-positive patients

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 446-452

  Azodo, Clement Chinedu ^a   Ehigiator, Osarobo ^a   Oboro, Helen Oziofu ^a   Ehizele, Adebola Oluyemisi ^a   Umoh, Agnes ^a   Ezeja, Ejike Bartholomew ^a   Omili, Michael ^b   Ehigiator, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b Prison Headquarters   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dental education in Nigeria; Dental students; HIV; Willingness to treat

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL STUDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NIGERIA; PATIENT ABANDONMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUSAL TO TREAT; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 77951645274     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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