Table 4 Third- and fifth-year Jordanian dental students' view on potential transmission routes of HIV
Potential transmission routes of HIV | (%) of students who responded yes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 3rd year (n = 97) | 5th year (n = 114) | P value |
Your unbroken skin in contact with unbroken skin of HIV-positive patient | 18.6 | 15.8 | 0.59 |
Your unbroken skin in contact with blood of HIV-positive patient | 32.0 | 34.2 | 0.73 |
Your unbroken skin in contact with saliva of HIV-positive patient | 22.7 | 34.2 | 0.07 |
Your cut skin in contact with unbroken skin of HIV-positive patient | 25.8 | 28.9 | 0.61 |
Your cut skin in contact with blood of HIV-positive patient | 93.8 | 100 | 0.007 |
Your cut skin in contact with saliva of HIV-positive patient | 84.5 | 81.6 | 0.57 |
Inhalation of aerosol containing blood of HIV-positive patient | 73.2 | 73.7 | 0.94 |
Inhalation of aerosol containing saliva of HIV-positive patient | 61.9 | 44.7 | 0.01 |