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Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an emerging global epidemic disease. Egypt reports the highest incidence in the world. Adolescents are thought to be at risk because of their high-risk behaviors. The study aimed at assessing the risk behaviors of hepatitis ”C” viral infection among secondary school students, Cairo governorate. A descriptive cross sectional research design was utilized in this study. Setting; the study was conducted at three governmental secondary schools at Cairo governorate.A stratified random sample of 300 secondary school students, three classes represented 1st, 2nd, 3rd year grad were included in the study. Twotools were utilized in this study. 1-Structure interviewing Questionnaire which includes two parts a- Demographic characteristic of the students. b- Student’s knowledge questionnaire; consisted of 41 questions related to the students’ knowledge about hepatitis C virus as the nature, mode of transmission, preventive measures and complication. 2- Risk behaviors assessment tool;consisted of 19 questions related to the students’ behaviors for preventing hepatitis c virus as shared equipment, using new blades for shaving. Resultsindicated that, the mean age of the students was 16.77 ± 0.998 years, 63% were female. More than two fifths of the students had average knowledge, while two fifths of them had good knowledge about hepatitis C virus; The Majority (90.7%) of them had higher level of risk behaviors. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between the student’s total risk behavior scores and their age and sex, while a statistically significant negative correlation was found between the student’s total risk behaviors scores and their parent’s education. The study concluded that, the common risk behaviors reported by the students were; tattooing; piercing ear with unsterile instrument and sharing tools and not vaccinated against hepatitis B virus. The study recommended implementation of health education program for secondary school students to raise their awareness about hepatitis C virus, and to reduce their risk behaviors.