Background: The effect of insurgencies on a nation regarding the economy, education, health and infrastructure cannot be overemphasised.
Aim: This research is therefore focused on analysing the incidence of HIV/AIDS disease in states affected by the activities of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria.
Material And Methods: The data collected refer to the period from 2004 to 2017, reporting information on 16,102 patients and including the age, gender, year of diagnosing and status of the patients. Descriptive, Chi-square test of independence and Correlation analyses were performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.
Results: It was discovered that the majority of those living with HIV/AIDS in these Boko Haram ravaged areas are females between the age group of 30 years to 39 years. Reported cases of HIV/AIDS started increasing significantly from age 20, and the highest number of reported cases of HIV/AIDS was recorded in the year 2017.
Conclusion: The status of the patient was found to be dependent on both the gender and age of the patients' treatment, though the strength of the linear relationship between status and age is not significantly different from zero.
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