Abstract
Background and aim: HIV is a global public health problem. Many people in Egypt are afraid to get tested for HIV so the real situation remains unknown. The aim of this article was to determine HIV status and HIV related risk factor among Egyptian premedical students. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional survey using a self-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data to identify HIV related risk factor beside serosurvey to detect HIV antibodies among 737 from a total of 1123 pre medical students in Kafr El Sheikh University (KFU) who agreed to participate in the study. Results: The mean age of screened students was 18 ± 0.26 years. In total, 333 (45.2%) were males and 403 (54.8%) were females. Using HIV antibody testing; we did not find any positive HIV cases in our study. (7.5%) underwent any surgical procedure, (0.4%) received blood or blood product transfusions, and (0.1%) shared needle or syringe with others. While (42.8%) shared scissors, razors, and nail clippers with others and (57.3%) went ever to the dentist but none of them had any sexual relationships or HIV patient within the family. Conclusion: We detected no cases of HIV or risky behaviors among Egyptian premedical students.
Highlights
The human immune deficiency virus (HIV) is a global problem for public health [1]
In the years before 2004, the majority of cases of HIV recorded in Egypt were due to mandatory testing, for example for blood donors, foreigners staying in the country for more than six months, and citizens applying for work permits abroad [8]
This is consistent with Nada and Atwa who found no positive HIV cases in blood bank of Suez Canal University Hospital during the seroprevalence of HIV antibodies among blood donors [23]
Summary
The human immune deficiency virus (HIV) is a global problem for public health [1]. MENA is one of only two areas where the incidence of HIV and death from AIDS is on the increase [3]. HIV prevalence rates in Egypt rose tenfold between 2006 and 2011 [4]. Most individuals in Egypt are unwilling to get HIV screened due to the current disease's stigma. Adolescents account for 40 percent of new HIV infections each year and adolescents ' AIDS-related deaths have risen by 50 percent over the last 10 years [9, 10]. HIV is a global public health problem. Many people in Egypt are afraid to get tested for HIV so the real situation remains unknown. The aim of this article was to determine HIV status and HIV related risk factor among Egyptian premedical students
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