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We explored the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of 330 5th year medical students in Alexandria University towards female genital mutilation (FGM). The students' basic knowledge about the practice of FGM was unsatisfactory. Students were unaware of the prevalence of FGM in Egypt and the practices and procedures of FGM. They were also poorly informed about the complications of FGM, and the ethical and legal aspects of FGM in the country. As a result, 52.0% of the students supported the continuation of the practice and 73.2% were in favour of its "medicalization" as a strategy for reducing the risks of FGM. Most students (86.9%) thought that the issue of FGM should be incorporated into the undergraduate medical curriculum.
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Actitud Frente a la Salud , Circuncisión Femenina , Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud , Estudiantes de Medicina/psicología , Adulto , Actitud Frente a la Salud/etnología , Cristianismo/psicología , Circuncisión Femenina/efectos adversos , Circuncisión Femenina/etnología , Circuncisión Femenina/métodos , Circuncisión Femenina/estadística & datos numéricos , Competencia Clínica , Estudios Transversales , Curriculum , Educación de Pregrado en Medicina , Egipto , Femenino , Prioridades en Salud , Necesidades y Demandas de Servicios de Salud , Humanos , Islamismo/psicología , Masculino , Problemas Sociales , Encuestas y Cuestionarios , Población Urbana , Salud de la Mujer , Derechos de la MujerRESUMEN
Risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were assessed among 54 male and 36 female patients attending a venereal disease clinic. Sociodemographic data and information on sexual behaviour/STD history were collected. Patients were examined and specimens taken for laboratory diagnosis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the significant predictors of genital infections among the male patients were: being unmarried, having multiple sexual partners, exposure to a symptomatic sexual partner, high frequency of intercourse per week, having repeated episode(s) of STDs and practising coitus interfemoris. In the female patients, exposure to a symptomatic sexual partner and high frequency of intercourse per week were the only significant predictors.
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Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual/etiología , Adolescente , Adulto , Manejo de Caso , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Egipto/epidemiología , Femenino , Hospitales Universitarios , Humanos , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Estado Civil , Persona de Mediana Edad , Análisis Multivariante , Servicio Ambulatorio en Hospital/estadística & datos numéricos , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Recurrencia , Medición de Riesgo , Factores de Riesgo , Conducta Sexual , Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual/epidemiología , Enfermedades de Transmisión Sexual/terapia , Factores Socioeconómicos , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
Sixty five institutionalized juvenile boy delinquents aged 11 to 21 years were screened for behavioral deviance in relation to familial and social variables. Data of behavioral deviant children was compared with similar data available for the group of children not identified by the screen. Results of this study revealed statistical associations between behavioral deviance among juvenile boy delinquents and most of the studied familial/social backgrounds and morbid parent-child relationships. Knowledge about these issues should be applied in understanding and planning the treatment of the delinquent.
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Familia , Delincuencia Juvenil/psicología , Medio Social , Adolescente , Adulto , Niño , Egipto , Humanos , Masculino , Factores de RiesgoRESUMEN
Sixty-five institutionalized boy delinquents in Alexandria aged 11 to 21 years were screened for intellectual functioning (I.Q. level) in relation to behavioral deviance. Findings revealed that the mean I.Q. score on the intelligence scale was within the average level of intelligence. The presence of behavior disorder varied insignificantly as a function of intellectual level. Results of this study do not indicate the prevalence of behavior disorders in relation to intellectual functioning in the total population of delinquent children not officially declared. However, the results could be a valid index of the demand for mental health services for the delinquent children, in whom "nonintellectual factors" (familial and psychosocial) might have a significant role in shaping their behavior.
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Adolescente Institucionalizado , Trastornos de la Conducta Infantil/epidemiología , Inteligencia , Delincuencia Juvenil , Adolescente , Adolescente Institucionalizado/estadística & datos numéricos , Adulto , Niño , Trastornos de la Conducta Infantil/complicaciones , Trastornos de la Conducta Infantil/psicología , Egipto/epidemiología , Humanos , Delincuencia Juvenil/estadística & datos numéricos , Masculino , Tamizaje Masivo , Prevalencia , Tratamiento Domiciliario , Factores de RiesgoRESUMEN
We explored the knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of 330 5th year medical students in Alexandria University towards female genital mutilation [FGM]. The students' basic knowledge about the practice of FGM was unsatisfactory. Students were unaware of the prevalence of FGM in Egypt and the practices and procedures of FGM. They were also poorly informed about the complications of FGM, and the ethical and legal aspects of FGM in the country. As a result, 52.0% of the students supported the continuation of the practice and 73.2% were in favour of its "medicalization" as a strategy for reducing the risks of FGM. Most students [86.9%] thought that the issue of FGM should be incorporated into the undergraduate medical curriculum
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Estudiantes de Medicina , Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud , Violaciones de los Derechos Humanos , Organización Mundial de la Salud , Circuncisión FemeninaRESUMEN
Risk factors for sexually transmitted diseases [STDs] were assessed among 54 male and 36 female patients attending a venereal disease clinic. Sociodemographic data and information on sexual behaviour/STD history were collected. Patients were examined and specimens taken for laboratory diagnosis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that the significant predictors of genital infections among the male patients were: being unmarried, having multiple sexual partners, exposure to a symptomatic sexual partner, high frequency of intercourse per week, having repeated episode[s] of STDs and practising coitus interfemoris. In the female patients, exposure to a symptomatic sexual partner and high frequency of intercourse per week were the only significant predictors