For this cross-sectional survey, the study population was selected from among physicians and dentists in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. A self-administered questionnaire designed to assess the beliefs and opinions of the participants regarding the occupational risks of infectious diseases was used. This questionnaire was also used to obtain the socio-demographic information of the participants. The 17 items on the questionnaire were developed by reviewing previous studies in the literature [1, [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] . A draft of the questionnaire was distributed to experienced health care professionals and later revised based on their criticism and suggestions.