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3 %Among long-distance truck drivers in Ekiti State, Nigeria, consistent use of condoms was reported by 3.0%.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2019published 2021The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 7 observations

55.5 %Among 2,772 antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naïve people living with HIV (PLWH) enrolled at a large ART clinic in Lagos, Nigeria, 55.5% were diagnosed with World Health Organization (WHO) clinical stages 1 and 2.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2024BMC nephrologyPubMeddocument of 15 observations

40 %The proportion of respondents living with HIV who were taking antiretroviral drugs and did not disclose their HIV status to interviewers was 40% in a nationally representative HIV sero-survey conducted in Nigeria in 2018.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2018published 2023AIDS (London, England)PubMeddocument of 2 observations

61.9 %Among people living with HIV attending a tertiary care center in Kano, Nigeria, 61.9% cited distrust of technology as a reason for reluctance toward teleconsultations.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2025Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine AssoPubMeddocument of 6 observations

The missed opportunity for HIV testing among antenatal care attendees ranged from 1.8% in the South South to 14.5% in the North West in Nigeria in 2019.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2019published 2023AIDS carePubMeddocument of 7 observations

94 %Retention on antiretroviral therapy among female sex workers in Nigeria was 94% by 31 August 2022.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2022-08-31published 2026BMC women's healthPubMeddocument of 11 observations

34.4 %Among young key populations aged 15–24 years in Nigeria, the most cited barrier to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) uptake was lack of access (34.4%) among transgender people.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2020published 2024International journal of STD & AIDSPubMeddocument of 5 observations

20.5 %In the study, 20.5% of the 4471 recruited adults in Nigeria were HIV positive.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2022AIDS and behaviorPubMeddocument of 4 observations

5,954 USDThe estimated cost of the secondary school-based HIV/AIDS intervention for schools in Enugu State, Nigeria was $5954.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2019published 2021JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical AssociationPubMeddocument of 3 observations

288 individualsThe study included 288 people living with HIV who newly initiated antiretroviral therapy in Nigeria.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2024AIDS carePubMeddocument of 3 observations

36 casesAmong pulmonary TB patients with HIV co-morbidity, 36 (66.7%) were depressed compared to 35 (35.7%) without HIV co-morbidity.

Nigeriatuberculose · VIH/sidaobserved 2017published 2020West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 7 observations

73.5 %Twenty-five (73.5%) adolescents and young adults (AYAs) had poor knowledge of the development of resistant strains of HIV due to non-adherence.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2018published 2021Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CarePubMeddocument of 3 observations

8 weeksThe median age of HIV-exposed infants at sample collection was 8 weeks (IQR 6–20) in North-Central Nigeria from January 2015 through July 2017.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved January 2015 through July 2017published 2019AIDS research and therapyPubMeddocument of 8 observations

405,702 individualsA total of 405,702 individuals were tested for HIV between January 2022 and December 2022.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved January 2022 to December 2022published 2025BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 9 observations

92.1 %Among 959 weighted participants who self-reported being HIV-positive in the Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS), 849 (92.1%) tested HIV-positive via rapid diagnostic test and polymerase chain reaction.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 8 observations

30,407 visitsClinic attendance was 30,407 visits, with 16,111 visits in the pre-MMD6 period and 14,296 visits in the post-MMD6 period.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2023African journal of AIDS research : AJARPubMeddocument of 5 observations

514 clientsOf the 7483 clients tracked, 514 (6.8%) had died.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2019AIDS research and therapyPubMeddocument of 14 observations

40 %Among HIV seropositive pregnant women in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 40.0% were in their third trimester.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2020Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistryPubMeddocument of 6 observations

68.7 %The 95% confidence interval for prenatal HIV testing prevalence among female sex workers in Nigeria was 68.7% to 73.1%.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2024International journal of STD & AIDSPubMeddocument of 12 observations

1 percent_chanceGlobal spatial autocorrelation Moran I statistics revealed a clustered distribution of HIV infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Nigeria with less than 1% likelihood that the clustering was due to chance.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017published 2021JMIR public health and surveillancePubMeddocument of 6 observations

12.14 %HIV seroprevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Nigeria was 12.14% (3209 out of 26,423) between October 1, 2016, and September 30, 2017.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2017published 2021JMIR public health and surveillancePubMeddocument of 6 observations

70 %70% (966 of 1,375) of AHD patients with negative TB LF-LAM and blood CrAg results were initiated on ART on the day of enrolment.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2024BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 6 observations

48.4 %Public stigma was reported by 48.4% of respondents.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2022The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 12 observations

1.7 odds_ratioPediatric patients on first-line antiretroviral regimen had an odds ratio of 1.70 for loss to follow-up.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2004 to 2017published 2019AIDS research and therapyPubMeddocument of 11 observations

40 individualsHigh-level HIV-related stigma was reported among 40 (32.8%) of the 122 Young Men who have Sex with Men in HIV care.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved between July 2023 and April 2024published 2025Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 5 observations