| Titre : | Factors associated with refusal to treat HIV-infected patients : The results of a national survey of dentists in Canada. (1999) |
| Auteurs : | G.M. MCCARTHY ; J.J. KOVAL ; J.K. MACDONALD ; School of Dentistry and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The University of Western Ontario. London. ON. CAN |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 89, n° 4, 1999) |
| Pagination : | 541-545 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Sida ; Virose ; Infection ; Refus soins ; Soins ; Thérapeutique ; Motivation ; Epidémiologie ; Evaluation ; Comportement ; Homme ; Canada ; Amérique ; Immunopathologie ; Profession santé ; Chirurgie ; Amérique du Nord |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST sEYgsR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This study investigated dentists'refusal to treat patients who have HIV. Methods. A survey was mailed to a random sample of all licensed dentists in Canada, with 3 follow-up attempts (n=6444). Data were weighted to allow for probability of selection and nonresponse and analyzed with Pearson's X2 and multiple logistic regression. Results. The response rate was 66%. Of the respondents, 32% had knowingly treated HIV-infected patients in the last year ; 16% would refuse to treat HIV-infected patients. Respondents reported willingness to treat HIV-infected patients s (81%), injection drug users (86%), hepatitis B virus-infected patients (87%), homosexual and bisexual persons (94%), individuals with sexually transmitted disease (s) (94%), and recipients of blood and blood products (97%). The best predictors of refusal to treat patients with HIV were lack of ethical responsibility (odds ratio=9.0) and items related to fear of cross-infection or lack of knowledge of HIV. Conclusions. One in 6 dentists reported refusal to treat HIV-infected patients, which was associated primarily with respondents'lack of belief in an ethical responsibility to treat patients with HIV and fears related to cross-infection. These results have implications for undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing education. |
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