Prevalence of paraphilic interests among adults in Egypt

Background: The Paraphilia now around the world occupy an important position in medicine. Term “paraphilia” (from Greek “para,” meaning “beside, aside,” and “philia,” “love”) is currently used psychiatry to define “anomalous” sexual interests. Objectives: Studying prevalence of paraphilic behaviors interests a sample 200 males females population aged from (18 – 45). Methods: Communication was done with different online groups sites conduct this cross sectional study. These aimed orient them about aim procedures study explained its benefits. Admins these were helpful but refused put name work. admins collected answered questionnaire protect identity privacy respondents. This approved by ethical committee Faculty Medicine Menoufia University. Results: overall behavior experience found 21% significantly higher men than women. most common frotteurism then voyeurism followed fetishism pedophilia. Conclusion: It concluded that paraphilia not uncommon our community. exists both sexes among men.