Predictors of Dental Students' Belief in the Right to Refuse Treatment to HIV-Positive Patients.

Bennett, M. Elizabeth; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ471065

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Publication Date: 1993

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Predictors of Dental Students' Belief in the Right to Refuse Treatment to HIV-Positive Patients.

Bennett, M. Elizabeth; And Others

Journal of Dental Education, v57 n9 p673-79 Sep 1993

A study found that, among 181 dental students, belief in the right to refuse treatment to human-immunovirus (HIV)-positive patients was best predicted by nonprofessional attitudes, low optimism, low level of comfort with homosexuality, and gender. Knowledge of HIV, year in dental school, and fear of contagion were not reliable predictors. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Beliefs, Communicable Diseases, Dental Students, Higher Education, Homosexuality, Knowledge Level, Personality Traits, Physician Patient Relationship, Predictor Variables, Professional Education, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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