NCT07485374

Attitudes of Dental Students Towards HIV+ Patients: a Multi-center Survey Among Italian Universities

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 480 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this multicentric study was to assess the attitude of Italian dental students towards HIV-infected patients. In particular, the level of discomfort perceived during the treatment, any discriminatory attitude on their part, their level of knowledge of the disease and the application of the sterilization protocols to avoid professional exposure and cross-infections.

Conditions

• HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Questionnaire	An anonymous questionnaire, accompanied by an informative letter, will be developed to this purpose, describing the aim of the study. The questionnaire was structured into four sections. The first section investigates personal demographic data. The second section evaluates the relationship between students and HIV-positive patients. The third section evaluates the student's knowledge of the HIV infection and the source of his knowledge. The fourth section investigates the application of the preventive operative protocols to avoid cross-infections

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-02-22
• Primary completion: 2026-03-22
• Completion: 2026-05-22
• First posted: 2026-03-20
• Last updated: 2026-03-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy