[1]HIV/AIDS in Nigeria was a concern in the 2000s, when an estimated seven million people had HIV/AIDS. In 2008, the HIV prevalence rate among adults aged between 15 and 49 was 3.9 percent, in 2018 the rate among adults aged between 15 and 65 was 1.5 percent.[2] As elsewhere in Africa, women are statistically more likely to have HIV/AIDS. The Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) was the world's largest and presented statistics which showed the overall numbers were lower than expected. Antiretroviral treatment is available, but people prefer to take the therapy secretly, since there is still noticeable discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS.[3][4]
Prevalence of AIDS in Nigeria from 1991 to 2010. Includes predictions up to 2018.
Nigeria is emerging from a period of military rule that accounted for almost 28 of the 47 years since independence in 1960. The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief judged that the policy environment is not fully democratized, since civil society was weak during the military era, and its role in advocacy and lobbying remains weak. The size of the population and the nation pose logistical and political challenges particularly due to the political determination of the Nigerian Government to achieve health care equity across geopolitical zones. The necessity to coordinate programs simultaneously at the federal, state and local levels introduces complexity into planning. The large private sector is largely unregulated and, more importantly, has no formal connection to the public health system where most HIV/AIDS interventions are delivered. Training and human resource development is severely limited in all sectors and will hamper program implementation at all levels. Care and support is limited due to the fact that existing staff are overstretched and most have insufficient training in key technical areas to provide complete HIV services.[5]
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The Nigerian Government created the National AIDS Control and Prevention Program within the Federal Ministry of Health in 1987, a Presidential AIDS Commission composed of ministers from all sectors in 1999 and the National Action Committee on AIDS based in the Office of the Presidency in 2000. The HIV/AIDS Emergency Action Plan developed in 2001, and revised in 2004, serves as the national action framework.[5][6]
Seven million people (almost 6 percent of the population] had HIV/AIDS in 2004.[7] In 2008, the HIV prevalence rate among adults aged between 15 and 49 was 3.9 percent.[5] Nigeria has the third-largest number of people living with HIV. The HIV epidemic in Nigeria is complex and varies widely by region. In some states, the epidemic is more concentrated and driven by high-risk behaviors, while other states have more generalized epidemics that are sustained primarily by multiple sexual partnerships in the general population. Youth and young adults in Nigeria are particularly vulnerable to HIV, with young women at higher risk than young men. There are many risk factors that contribute to the spread of HIV, including prostitution, high-risk practices among itinerant workers, high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections, clandestine high-risk heterosexual and homosexual practices, international trafficking of women, and irregular blood screening.[5] It was estimated that 3.4 million people were living with HIV/AIDS, leading the US to spend $400 million annually and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria $110 million supporting local initiatives.[8][9]
As of 2018, the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate among adults aged between 15 and 64 was 1.5 percent. This was a lower figure than expected, but the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) had instituted a new and more accurate statistics program in 2016. Called the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS), it was the world's biggest HIV/AIDS survey. It cost $91million and almost 100,000 households were called upon at random, with 250,000 interviewees aged between 15 and 64 years, plus 32,555 children. South South was the zone with the highest prevalence, namely 3.1 percent.[8]
Overall, the prevalence amongst women aged between 15 and 64 was 1.9 percent as compared to 1.1 percent for men.[8] The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS had noted in 2004 that from all Africans aged between 15 and 49 who were HIV-positive, 57 percent were female, and from all Africans aged between 15 and 24, 75 percent were female.[10] Activist Yinka Jegede-Ekpe founded the Nigerian Community of Women Living With HIV/AIDS in 2001 and serves on the National Action Committee on AIDS. She commented in 2004 that HIV/AIDS would not be eradicated until men and women were treated equally.[7]
As of 2007, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief estimated there were 126,400 people receiving antiretroviral treatment. It had provided 4,704,000 condoms for safe sex between 2004 and 2007.[5] A 2006 ethnographic study of how antiretroviral therapy interacted with marriage and sexual reproduction in southeast Nigeria determined that many people taking the drugs were doing so secretly. Whilst there were support groups available, there was still a stigma attached to being HIV-positive and noticeable discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS.[11] When Bisi Alimi announced on a national television show in and later on the BBC World Service that he was gay and HIV-positive, he was arrested and beaten up.[12]
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^ ab"Human rights award winner speaks at SPH". Harvard Gazette. 18 March 2004. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^ abc"Results of NAIIS – the largest HIV survey ever done are in: Nigeria not doing as badly as we thought!". Nigeria Health Watch. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^"HIV/AIDS - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic". www.mayoclinic.org. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
^Fleshman, Michael (October 2004). "Women: the face of AIDS in Africa". Africa Renewal. United Nations. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^Mbakwem, Benjamin C.; Smith, Daniel Jordan (2006). "Love, Marriage and Positive Living" (PDF). Sexuality in Africa. Lagos: Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre (ARSRC). ISSN 0189-7667.
^Staff (13 September 2011). "Persecuted for being gay". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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aids, nigeria, concern, 2000s, when, estimated, seven, million, people, aids, 2008, prevalence, rate, among, adults, aged, between, percent, 2018, rate, among, adults, aged, between, percent, elsewhere, africa, women, statistically, more, likely, have, aids, n. 1 HIV AIDS in Nigeria was a concern in the 2000s when an estimated seven million people had HIV AIDS In 2008 the HIV prevalence rate among adults aged between 15 and 49 was 3 9 percent in 2018 the rate among adults aged between 15 and 65 was 1 5 percent 2 As elsewhere in Africa women are statistically more likely to have HIV AIDS The Nigeria HIV AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey NAIIS was the world s largest and presented statistics which showed the overall numbers were lower than expected Antiretroviral treatment is available but people prefer to take the therapy secretly since there is still noticeable discrimination against people with HIV AIDS 3 4 Prevalence of AIDS in Nigeria from 1991 to 2010 Includes predictions up to 2018 Contents 1 Background 2 Treatment 3 See also 4 ReferencesBackground editNigeria is emerging from a period of military rule that accounted for almost 28 of the 47 years since independence in 1960 The President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief judged that the policy environment is not fully democratized since civil society was weak during the military era and its role in advocacy and lobbying remains weak The size of the population and the nation pose logistical and political challenges particularly due to the political determination of the Nigerian Government to achieve health care equity across geopolitical zones The necessity to coordinate programs simultaneously at the federal state and local levels introduces complexity into planning The large private sector is largely unregulated and more importantly has no formal connection to the public health system where most HIV AIDS interventions are delivered Training and human resource development is severely limited in all sectors and will hamper program implementation at all levels Care and support is limited due to the fact that existing staff are overstretched and most have insufficient training in key technical areas to provide complete HIV services 5 Treatment editThe Nigerian Government created the National AIDS Control and Prevention Program within the Federal Ministry of Health in 1987 a Presidential AIDS Commission composed of ministers from all sectors in 1999 and the National Action Committee on AIDS based in the Office of the Presidency in 2000 The HIV AIDS Emergency Action Plan developed in 2001 and revised in 2004 serves as the national action framework 5 6 Seven million people almost 6 percent of the population had HIV AIDS in 2004 7 In 2008 the HIV prevalence rate among adults aged between 15 and 49 was 3 9 percent 5 Nigeria has the third largest number of people living with HIV The HIV epidemic in Nigeria is complex and varies widely by region In some states the epidemic is more concentrated and driven by high risk behaviors while other states have more generalized epidemics that are sustained primarily by multiple sexual partnerships in the general population Youth and young adults in Nigeria are particularly vulnerable to HIV with young women at higher risk than young men There are many risk factors that contribute to the spread of HIV including prostitution high risk practices among itinerant workers high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections clandestine high risk heterosexual and homosexual practices international trafficking of women and irregular blood screening 5 It was estimated that 3 4 million people were living with HIV AIDS leading the US to spend 400 million annually and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS Tuberculosis and Malaria 110 million supporting local initiatives 8 9 As of 2018 the HIV AIDS prevalence rate among adults aged between 15 and 64 was 1 5 percent This was a lower figure than expected but the National Agency for the Control of AIDS NACA had instituted a new and more accurate statistics program in 2016 Called the Nigeria HIV AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey NAIIS it was the world s biggest HIV AIDS survey It cost 91million and almost 100 000 households were called upon at random with 250 000 interviewees aged between 15 and 64 years plus 32 555 children South South was the zone with the highest prevalence namely 3 1 percent 8 Overall the prevalence amongst women aged between 15 and 64 was 1 9 percent as compared to 1 1 percent for men 8 The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV AIDS had noted in 2004 that from all Africans aged between 15 and 49 who were HIV positive 57 percent were female and from all Africans aged between 15 and 24 75 percent were female 10 Activist Yinka Jegede Ekpe founded the Nigerian Community of Women Living With HIV AIDS in 2001 and serves on the National Action Committee on AIDS She commented in 2004 that HIV AIDS would not be eradicated until men and women were treated equally 7 As of 2007 the President s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief estimated there were 126 400 people receiving antiretroviral treatment It had provided 4 704 000 condoms for safe sex between 2004 and 2007 5 A 2006 ethnographic study of how antiretroviral therapy interacted with marriage and sexual reproduction in southeast Nigeria determined that many people taking the drugs were doing so secretly Whilst there were support groups available there was still a stigma attached to being HIV positive and noticeable discrimination against people with HIV AIDS 11 When Bisi Alimi announced on a national television show in and later on the BBC World Service that he was gay and HIV positive he was arrested and beaten up 12 See also editAIDS pandemic Health care in Nigeria HIV AIDS in AfricaReferences edit AFRICAN PLANTS AND ROOTS TO DESTROY THE AIDS VIRUS www africandoctor net Retrieved 2022 04 28 Nigeria Prevalence Rate NACA Nigeria Retrieved 2022 04 29 Awofala Awoyemi Abayomi Ogundele Olusegun Emmanuel May 2018 HIV epidemiology in Nigeria Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 25 4 697 703 doi 10 1016 j sjbs 2016 03 006 ISSN 1319 562X PMC 5937013 PMID 29740232 Health amp HIV www unicef org Retrieved 2022 04 29 a b c d e 2008 Country Profile Nigeria U S Department of State 2008 Archived from the original on 16 August 2008 Retrieved 25 August 2008 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain HIV Treatment The Basics NIH hivinfo nih gov Retrieved 2022 04 29 a b Human rights award winner speaks at SPH Harvard Gazette 18 March 2004 Retrieved 5 May 2020 a b c Results of NAIIS the largest HIV survey ever done are in Nigeria not doing as badly as we thought Nigeria Health Watch 14 March 2019 Retrieved 5 May 2020 HIV AIDS Diagnosis and treatment Mayo Clinic www mayoclinic org Retrieved 2022 04 29 Fleshman Michael October 2004 Women the face of AIDS in Africa Africa Renewal United Nations Retrieved 5 May 2020 Mbakwem Benjamin C Smith Daniel Jordan 2006 Love Marriage and Positive Living PDF Sexuality in Africa Lagos Africa Regional Sexuality Resource Centre ARSRC ISSN 0189 7667 Staff 13 September 2011 Persecuted for being gay The Guardian Retrieved 5 May 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HIV AIDS in Nigeria amp oldid 1116021387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
