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Community-based intervention is necessary for the control of HIV in North-Central Nigeria.

dc.contributor.authorAjoge, Hannah O.
dc.contributor.authorYende Zuma, Nonhlanhla.
dc.contributor.authorJatau, Edward D.
dc.contributor.authorIbrahim, Sani.
dc.contributor.authorOlonitola, Stephen O.
dc.contributor.authorShittu, Oladapo S.
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-10T12:33:40Z
dc.date.available2013-12-10T12:33:40Z
dc.date.created2011
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To determine factors associated with the observed high prevalence of HIV in North-Central Nigeria. Methods: In a cross-sectional multisite study conducted in 2007, behavioral, medical, and demographic data were obtained from pregnant women (N = 1011) who were tested for the presence of antibody against HIV-1 and HIV-2. Results: The overall prevalence of HIV-1 in the 1011 women included in the study was 10.3% (95% confidence interval (CI) 8.4–12.2). In the multivariate analysis, HIV-1 seropositivity was significantly associated with women from the Makurdi (odds ratio (OR) 31.3, 95% CI 3.8–255.7) and Minna (OR 15.4, 95% CI 1.7–135.1) sites in comparison with Panyam site. The presence of tuberculosis (OR 10.7, 95% CI 2.4–48.3) was also significantly associated with HIV-1 seropositive status. Factors associated with HIV-1 also differed between sites. The presence of antibody against HIV-2 was not observed. Conclusions: The high HIV-1 prevalence observed in this study corroborates previous observations in North-Central Nigeria. Disparity in the prevalence across communities was also seen. This is the only detailed socio-epidemiological and behavioral study that has explored potential factors associated with HIV-1 in North-Central Nigeria, and it revealed that differences in risk factors explain the disparity in prevalence across communities.en
dc.identifier.citationAjoge, H.O., et al. 2013. Community-based intervention is necessary for the control of HIV in North-Central Nigeria. Int J Infect Dis. 17(4) pp. e234–e239.
dc.identifier.issn1201-9712
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2012.09.020en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10413/10194
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevier.en
dc.subjectHIV infections--Treatment--Nigeria.en
dc.subjectAIDS (Disease)--Nigeria.en
dc.titleCommunity-based intervention is necessary for the control of HIV in North-Central Nigeria.en
dc.typePeer reviewed journal articleen

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