Knowledge of human immunodeficiency virus, attitudes, and willingness to conduct human immunodeficiency virus testing among Indian dentists
Author(s) -
PriscillaC Ngaihte,
AnthonyJ Santella,
Esther Ngaihte,
Richard G. Watt,
SunilSaksena Raj,
Vindhya Vatsyayan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.179806
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , population , test (biology) , specialty , family medicine , group b , descriptive statistics , cross sectional study , environmental health , pathology , biology , paleontology , statistics , mathematics
India has the third-highest number of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the world. Early diagnosis can prevent HIV transmission and since a large proportion of the Indian population are likely to be seen in a dental setting, it may serve as an important site for early HIV diagnosis.
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