Level of knowledge about management of patients with HIV/AIDS in Stomatology service
Journal Title: Revista Información Científica - Year 2018, Vol 97, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction: the infection produced by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and its progression to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) constitute a health problem worldwide. Objective: to determine the level of knowledge about the management of patients with HIV / AIDS in Stomatology by the technical and professional staff of the "Julio Antonio Mella" Stomatology Clinic in Guantanamo province. Method: a cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out, with a sample of 26 people who showed the willingness to complete the questionnaire, coinciding with the existing total. We analyzed the knowledge on the management of the patient with HIV / AIDS, hours before a patient with this disease, treatment of contaminated instruments, antibiotic prophylaxis, measures in patients with xerostomia and glossodynia, behavior against recurrent ulcers of viral origin, oral manifestations of patient with this virus, complications in patients with patients and general evaluation of knowledge. An exhaustive literature review on the subject was carried out in universal and national literatures. The primary data were obtained from a survey form prepared by the authors. Results: it was shown that the minority had a fairly level of knowledge. Inadequate knowledge predominated in both technicians and professionals. Conclusions: it was found that only a small part of the respondents knew about the most frequent complications, the time to perform antibiotic prophylaxis, the measures to be taken in the face of the most frequent oral manifestations and symptoms in these infected patients and the great majority could only mention two of these.
Authors and Affiliations
Yadeleine Lee Garcés, Andy Luis García Guerra, Ainara Speck Montoya, Ana Elena Cantillo García, Dahil Bustabad Ruiz
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP435527
- DOI -
- Views 74
- Downloads 0
Behavior of some risk factors for childhood asthma in the municipality of Baracoa, Guantanamo province
A traverse descriptive study was carried out with the purpose of determining the behavior of some risk factors of infantile asthma in the municipality Baracoa during the year 2017. The sample is deliberate of 60 asthmati...
Immunotherapy with Valergen sublingual vaccines in asthmatics patients from Cabaiguan to Sancti Spiritus
Introduction: sublingual immunotherapy makes its way into allergological practice and numerous studies confirm its effectiveness and safety. Objective: to characterize the results with the use of Valergen sublingual vacc...
Combination of the functional technique with orthodontics in the treatment of fissured lip-palatal patients
A cross - sectional descriptive study was carried out of fissured lip palatal patients treated at the Pediatric Teaching Hospital "Pedro Agustín Pérez" of Guantánamo, 2007-2017. The universe was 44 patients. The age grou...
Neurofibromatosis type I. Case report
A 25-year-old male patient presented with subcutaneous tumors in the limbs, dorso-vertebral region and difficulty walking. For this picture, he was admitted to the General Teaching Hospital "Dr. Agostinho Neto" for study...
Quality of serious maternal care in the Teaching General Hospital "Dr. Agostinho Neto ", Guantánamo
Introduction: patients need management in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for complications of pregnancy, pathologies not related to pregnancy or underlying diseases that worsen during pregnancy. Likewise, a prior evaluati...