Are physicians aware of current HIV / AIDS diagnostic practices? A study from a tertiary centre in Turkey

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dc.authorid0000-0002-7210-1084en_US
dc.authorid0000-0002-7710-3759en_US
dc.authorid0000-0003-3799-1090en_US
dc.authorid0000-0001-5278-0174en_US
dc.contributor.authorAlasehir, Elcin Akduman
dc.contributor.authorYesilbag, Zuhal
dc.contributor.authorKaradeniz, Asli
dc.contributor.authorYaman, Gorkem
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:50:46Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:50:46Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.departmentMaltepe Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Early diagnosis of HIV infection is essential for the reduction of morbidity/mortality rates, health expenditures and the prevention of infection spread. In this study we aimed to test the knowledge of physicians regarding HIV risk groups, AIDS indicator diseases and their current practices about screening. Methodology: A questionnaire was used to collect data from physicians working in a multidisciplinary 170-bed tertiary university hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. The questionnaire measured physician knowledge of the above-mentioned points. Results: Ninety-six physicians replied to the questionnaire. "Preoperative screening" was found to be the most common (65.6%) indication for HIV testing. A large portion of physicians (72.9%) felt comfortable with an HIV test and 71.9% of the physicians had no impeding condition for HIV testing. Physicians were mostly (67.7%) unaware of the current guidelines for HIV testing. Conclusions: Teaching programs are essential to increase knowledge of HIV screening for physicians as this is an essential part of early diagnosis and therefore important for decreasing morbidity and mortality.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.3855/jidc.10411
dc.identifier.endpage1123en_US
dc.identifier.issn1972-2680
dc.identifier.issue12en_US
dc.identifier.pmid32027614en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85060952537en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1119en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3855/jidc.10411
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/8201
dc.identifier.volume12en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000455437500011en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJ INFECTION DEVELOPING COUNTRIESen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJOURNAL OF INFECTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIESen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY01922
dc.subjectHIVen_US
dc.subjectAIDSen_US
dc.subjectHIV diagnosisen_US
dc.subjectdiagnostic guidelinesen_US
dc.titleAre physicians aware of current HIV / AIDS diagnostic practices? A study from a tertiary centre in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication

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