Sero-prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus among Students Undergoing Medical Examination in a Tertiary Institution
Hanson Asikiya Huldah, Briggs Bieye Renner
International STD Research & Reviews · pp. 63–70 · Published 18 May 2024
10.9734/ISRR/2024/v13i1171Abstract
Aims: To assess the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus among students undergoing medical checkup in a tertiary institution. Study Design: The investigation utilised a cross-sectional study design technique. Methodology: In this present study, 2114 participants were included in the age range 15-49 years. Serological method was used to detect the presence of HIV using a rapid diagnostic technique using determine. Tile method was used to determine the ABO and Rhesus D antigens in the individuals. Results: Out of the 2114 participants sampled, the population studied according to various departments within the university were ME 95 (5%), EM 181 (9%), LIB 101 (5%), SPE 63 (3%), ENG 296 (14%), BIO 423 (20%), CHE 150 (7%), COM 305 (14%), MGT 236 (11%) and ACC 236 (12%). The prevalence of HIV among tertiary institution students is 1%. Conclusion: This research gives an insight into the prevalence of HIV among students in tertiary institution for strategic intervention.
Cited by 0
No indexed citations yet.
Related research
- Advancing Exclusive Breastfeeding among HIV-Positive Mothers in Low Resource Settings — shares topic coverage
- Seroprevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV among Prisoners in Sokoto, Nigeria — shares topic coverage
- Knowledge, Attitude and Utilization of HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis among Health Care Workers at HIV Treatment Centers in Port-Harcourt Metropolis — shares topic coverage
- Outcome of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV Services at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Port Harcourt, Nigeria — shares topic coverage
- Pattern of Otorhinolaryngological Disorders in HIV Positive Paediatric Patients at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
0
Page views
0
PDF downloads
0
Outbound clicks
0
Citations
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
No views recorded yet.
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
No traffic recorded yet.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.