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This study aimed to assess and compare HIV\u2010related knowledge and attitudes among clinical medical and dental students.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A cross\u2010sectional, questionnaire\u2010based survey was conducted among clinical\u2010level students at a public university in T\u00fcrkiye. Participants included fourth\u2010 to sixth\u2010year medical students and fourth\u2010 to fifth\u2010year dental students. The questionnaire assessed general HIV\/AIDS knowledge, transmission routes, post\u2010exposure prophylaxis and attitudes toward PLWHA. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, independent samples\n                      <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2010test, Mann\u2013Whitney\n                      <jats:italic>U<\/jats:italic>\n                      test and chi\u2010square tests.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of 528 eligible students, 504 completed the survey (260 medical, 244 dental). Medical students scored significantly higher than dental students across all knowledge domains (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and demonstrated more positive attitudes (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). However, both groups' overall knowledge levels were categorized as \u201cweak,\u201d and their attitudes remained \u201cnegative.\u201d Common misconceptions included limited awareness of the \u201cUndetectable = Untransmittable\u201d principle, with only 11.5% of all students answering this item correctly, and false beliefs about transmission via casual contact, saliva, or shared utensils.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>While medical students performed better, widespread deficiencies and stigmatizing beliefs across both groups indicate a need for curriculum reform. HIV\u2010related education should integrate biomedical content with ethical reasoning, stigma reduction, and patient\u2010centred approaches. Early, experiential learning may help foster more informed and inclusive attitudes among future healthcare professionals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/hiv.70146","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,31]],"date-time":"2025-12-31T05:38:28Z","timestamp":1767159508000},"page":"339-350","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Knowledge and attitudes toward\n                    <scp>HIV<\/scp>\n                    \/\n                    <scp>AIDS<\/scp>\n                    among\n                    <scp>Turkish<\/scp>\n                    clinical medical and dental students"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"27","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9731-6156","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Berkant","family":"Sezer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry \u00c7anakkale Onsekiz Mart University  \u00c7anakkale T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-3470-0392","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tu\u011fba","family":"Aydo\u011fdu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry \u00c7anakkale Onsekiz Mart University  \u00c7anakkale T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0006-5127-7474","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Batuhan","family":"Ata","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine \u00c7anakkale Onsekiz Mart University  \u00c7anakkale T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_14_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978\u2010981\u201019\u20103315\u20108_61"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_3_1","unstructured":"Global AIDS Monitoring 2024(https:\/\/aidsinfo.unaids.org\/) or UNAIDS epidemiological estimates 2024 (https:\/\/aidsinfo.unaids.org\/). 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