Prevalence of HIV Infection among Libyan Population in Tripoli-Libya-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Prevalence of HIV Infection among Libyan Population in Tripoli-Libya

Published:2023-10-21 Issue: Volume: Page:115-119
ISSN:2708-888X
Container-title:Khalij-Libya Journal of Dental and Medical Research
language:en
Short-container-title:KJDMR

Author:

Elyounsi Najla¹,Al-Haddad Soomia²,Ashour Abdussalam³,Atia Ahmed³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Medical Technology, the University of Tripoli, Libya

2. Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medical Technology, the University of Tripoli, Libya

3. Department of anesthesia and intensive care, Faculty of Medical Technology, The University of Tripoli, Libya. Department of Research, Consultation, and Training, Faculty of Medical Technology, The University of Tripoli, Libya

Abstract

Objective. The study was conducted at the National Center for Diseases Control (NCDC), Tripoli Libya, aimed to assess the prevalence of human immune-deficiency viral infection (HIV). Methods. Data on HIV patients from the records of the NCDC from January 2019 to December 2021 were included. Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Essay were used to the viral detection. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 22. Results. Out of the total 3396 records, 624(18.37%) were tested HIV positive; of which 498(14.66%) were male and 3.71% were females. The majority of positive samples were linked to the ages of ≥ 40 years. Conclusion. HIV testing is important step for prevention, early diagnosis, and control prevalence of HIV. Educational and environmental interventions aimed to minimize the risk of HIV is important to uphold HIV control in country.

Publisher

Faculty of Dentistry Khalij-Libya Dental College

Subject

General Engineering,Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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