Contact Admin. Human immunodeficiency virus HIV , the pathogen responsible for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and the most significant emerging infectious disease is causing health, social, and developmental problems to mankind. This is a cross-sectional study to evaluate the socio-demographic characteristics of adults screened for HIV infection in Ahoada Community in Rivers State in the Niger Delta of Nigeria.
Subjects included consecutively recruited adults consisting of females and males aged years with a mean age of Data were entered and analyzed using statistical package SPSS version 9. HIV infection was higher among females This study indicates the urgent need for both government and non-governmental organizations to intensify awareness campaign programme to reduce the spread of the HIV infection in the area with emphasis on behavioral change and economic empowerment of the people as well as provision of universal access to antiretroviral therapy for those with HIV infection.
Human immunodeficiency virus HIV , a member of the Lentivirus genus and family Retroviridae that was unknown until first discovered in among homosexual men in the United States. Currently, two genetically and immunologically distinct human immunodeficiency viruses are known.
Poverty, cultural belief, and refusal to use condoms,[ 7 , 8 ] maintenance of multiple sexual partners, polygamy and sharing of sharp objects such as razor blades used for circumcision.
In Nigeria, the studies on HIV infection have concentrated on cities and not in the rural areas. Access to medical care and antiretroviral treatment are often concentrated in the cities or urban areas. Also the seroprevalence of HIV among pregnant women, a less vulnerable group is being used as indicator of the prevalence of HIV in Nigeria.
