Trend and Epidemiological Profile of Dengue Fever/Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever in Ahmedabad City, Gujarat, India

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Correct perceptions of young Dental and Unani students towards Reproductive and Sexually Transmitted Infections (RTIs and STIs) Management are not only essential; for the prevention of Occupational Exposures to RTIs and STIs( including HIV/AIDS) to them from their Clinical Practice, but also for effective management of such cases in their future clinical practice as evident from their Improper attitudes currently existing in literature. Objective: To understand In-depth about perceptions towards RTI and STI Management among Dental Students and Unani Medical College students in their colleges study curriculums. Method: A Cross sectional Bi-centric Study was done at 2 Institutions on 1000 Students (500 Dental( BDS) and 500 Unani(BUMS) students of all batches for 7 months from Jan 2018 to July 2018. The Students Qualitative data was obtained by Semi-structured E-questionnaire sent to them via emails. Key RTIs and STIs were included in this study such as HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C , Human Pappiloma Virus (HPV), Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea etc. The data were analyzed by software Epi-info(version 7.2.2.2). Results: The Dental students of (BDS) had significantly better knowledge and attitudes as to compared Unani (BUMS ) students( p< 0.001) in both the understanding of importance of socio-cultural factors in RTI/STI causation and key diseases management strategy towards RTI/STI in their respective setups. Conclusion: RTI and STI management needs priority both in BDS as well as BUMS courses. However BUMS-Unani students needs improvement knowledge and proper attitudes towards RTI/ STI management from their Study Curriculum. This attitude issue needs more consideration in their clinical teaching.