Acceptance and stigmatization of PLWA in Nigeria.

There is now an acknowledged burden of AIDS and the HIV in Nigeria. In treatment centres, AIDS-related disorders account for up to 40% of admissions, while many communities have recorded regular losses within the last five years. In December 1999, the federal government announced that 2.

Seroprevalence of HIV-1, HIV-2, and HIV-1 group O in Nigeria: evidence for a growing increase of HIV infection.

To determine current data on HIV infection and to further confirm the presence of HIV-1 group O infection in Nigeria, 2300 samples from five states were tested for the presence of HIV antibody. A convenience sampling was obtained from pregnant women, tuberculosis (TB) patients, commercial sex workers (CSWs), blood donors, patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), patients with skin diseases, male clients of CSWs, outpatients suspected to have AIDS, truck drivers, and community dwellers. With the exception of pregnant women, the HIV prevalences in all these groups were high: 60.

Assessment and possible control of endemic measles in urban Nigeria.

Background: Measles remains as a serious problem of infancy and childhood in the developing world, despite the availability of a vaccine. Increasing urbanization is changing patterns of endemicity.

Methods: A survey of measles in an urban area of Nigeria, using a rapid assessment approach, was carried out to characterize measles in this community.