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ABSTRACT
In December 2019, a novel coronavirus now named as SARS-COV-2, caused a series of acute respiratory diseases in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The disease caused by this virus was termed COVID-19. The virus is transmittable between humans and has caused a pandemic worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of SARS-COV-2 antibody (IgM) amongst students of faculty of Life Sciences in University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. A descriptive cross- sectional study was conducted on the participants where they provided information on socio-demographic characteristics (age, sex, ethnicity, residence) and clinical profile (pre-existing medical fondition). Two recruitment methods of participants from the faculty of Life Sciences was conducted for this study; random sampling method and systematic sampling. Data was collected using Open Data Kit (ODK) and samples collected for the study were blood and nasopharyngeal samples which were taken with the consent of the participants. In the faculty of life sciences 123 students took part in the study and were tested for IgM positivity, 56% who tested positive were males and 44% were females, those between the ages of 18-21 recorded the highest percentage of those who tested for IgM positivity. 63% of the students reported not comfortable wearing facemask while 38% were comfortable. 56% who tested positive reported not sharing facilities and 44% reported sharing facilities. Preventive and control measures should be implemented in the university community to stop the spread of the virus and students should be enlightened on safety of the vaccine and importance of being vaccinated.
