Revista Archivo Médico de Camagüey
ISSN 1025-0255
BESTARD ECHEVARRIA, Dolores María; PLACERES COLLOT, Maritza; HERNANDEZ CASTANEDA, Alvin SANCHEZ MARTINEZ, Rolando. Modification in the information about the HIV/AIDS infection of the stomatologic personnel in 10 years. []. , 13, 3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1025-0255.
Background: In 1995 the author demonstrated a deficit in the indispensable minimal information about the HIV/AIDS infection, and how to proceed in the treatments to people living with this disease. Subsequently, a great part of the postgraduate personnel was capacitated and it was included in the pre-graduate programs. Ten years later, we knew the situation and we compare it. Objective: To evaluate and to compare the evolution of the information about the HIV/AIDS infection and the biosecurity aspects had the stomatological personnel in Camagüey province, ten years after of being carried out the first educational interventions to modify this information. Method: A descriptive study was conducted, and it was also applied the same survey of the beginning of the study, to a sample conformed by 293 people among professionals, technicians of stomatological care and students of 4th and 5th year of the stomatological career. Data were processed in a Pentium computer through the SPSS statistical package for Windows. Results: It was verified that there was a favorable modification after the ten years of 63, 5% in the level of the general information about the HIV/AIDS infection had the stomatological personnel. Conclusión: In relation to the previous study, in 10 years later had a favorable modification in the level of general information of the HIV/AIDS infection in the stomatologic staff.
: H.I.V Infections; Dental staff.