Background: The global HIV/AIDS outbreak has claimed the
lives of an estimated 21.8 million people, with another 36.1 million infected.
The most popular mode of transmission worldwide is sexual transmission. At the
start of an outbreak, when prevalence in the general population is extremely
low, the HIV virus is mostly found primarily in these subpopulations.
The aim of this study is to determine the HIV prevalence
rate among the female delegates at the meeting, as well as the incidence rate
by age group and occupational category.
Materials and Methods: Each subject had 2 mL of venous blood drawn and
inoculated in a micro-container evacuated blood collection system with
additives (K2EK2EDTA- Greiner bio-one USA). The serum samples were tested using
Determine kit HIV 1 & 2 according to the manufacturer's instructions, and
the positive serum was confirmed with Uni-Gold. SPSS version 16.0 was used to
code, calculate, and analyse the data, and p values less than 0.05 were
considered statistically significant.
Results: Our study found that 2.8 percent of the 327 women delegates between
the ages of 16 and 65 in this population had HIV infections, which was
statistically insignificant (p=0.837, mean value=4.91, median=5.00, S.D=2.03).
In
relation to age, the age groups 26 – 30 years and 36 – 40 years had a higher
proportion of (8.7%) and (4.2%) of HIV positive people, respectively.
Housewives had the highest percentage of HIV positive people (9.5 percent),
followed by civil servants (3.7 percent ).
Conclusion: The overall prevalence rate of HIV infections in this conference
population of 2.8 percent is a major health concern. As a result, we advocate
for sex education at all levels of our religious traditions, for both youth and
adults; however, sex education should not be overly spiritualized in order to
minimise the threat in our culture. In order to reduce the government's
financial burden, the private sector, such as non-governmental organisations,
must also provide assistance.
Author (s) Details
Abayomi Rachel Olufunmilayo
Department of Medical
Microbiology, Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger State, Nigeria
Akobi Oliver Adeyemi
Department of Medical Microbiology, Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger
State, Nigeria
Olowosulu Ruth Omotayo
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Federal Medical Centre, Bida,
Niger State, Nigeria
Igunnu Shola Anna
Department of Histopathology, Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger State,
Nigeria
Akanbiola Iyadunni Oluwabunmi
Department of Histopathology, Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger State, Nigeria
Ogedengbe Sunday Oladokun
Department of Medical Microbiology, Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger
State, Nigeria
Akpata Amos Sunday Francis
Department of Chemical Pathology, Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger
State, Nigeria
Imhanrobobhor Erdman Amos
Department of Chemical Pathology, Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger
State, Nigeria
Akobi Evelyn Chimerenma
Department of Nursing, Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger State, Nigeria
Abayomi Malomo Abiobun
Department of Nutrition and Diabetic, Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger
State, Nigeria
Uzoigwe Eunice Ogochukwu
Department of Medical Microbiology, Federal Medical Centre, Bida, Niger
State, Nigeria
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