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Background: Awareness about HIV/AIDS in future healthcare professionals is necessary to control growing epidemics of the above diseases. Objective: To evaluate and compare the knowledge, attitude and risk perceptions towards HIV/AIDS between the final year pharmacy and medical students at University Sains Malaysia.
Materials and Method: In a cross sectional study, validated questionnaires were served to (130) pharmacy and (160) medical students in their final year of study. The data were analyzed to find differences at a p-value <0.05.
Results: About 83% pharmacy and 65% medical students responded in this study. Though 36.1% pharmacy students showed confidence on their professional education, lesser number (9.2%) of pharmacy students' demonstrated willingness to assist HIV patients. The majority (58.1%) of medical students were doubtful regarding their competency, 55.2% were wiling to assist, while 50.5% were confident on their professional education. About 72% of medical students feared of acquiring HIV in professional life compared 29.6% (p=0.000) pharmacy students. Student groups were having lower awareness levels about PEP (post exposure prophylaxis), 18.5% by pharmacy and 48.6% by medical students (p=0.000). About 40% of both groups demonstrated lack of unawareness for the use of antivirals to treat HIV/AIDS. Pharmacy students showed lesser awareness about opportunistic infections (18.5%). Low agreement on competency to treat and counsel HIV/AIDS patients were reflected, 12.9% and 29.6% for pharmacy and medical students, respectively. The confidence on the education provided was lower in pharmacy (36.1%) and medical students (49.1%).
Conclusion: Significant misconceptions, negative attitudes and risk perceptions were indicated by the pharmacy and medical students and should be addressed with educational and practical programs.
- 出版日期2011
