Explore evidence

17 odds_ratioHaving three or more lifetime sexual partners was independently associated with HIV seropositivity (p = 0.03, odds ratio = 17.0).

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2021Viral immunologyPubMeddocument of 8 observations

59.2 %59.2% of laboratory scientists knew saliva could be used in diagnosing HIV.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2019The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 17 observations

38.5 %The number of infants with HIV infection among women with maternal placental malarial parasitaemia was 30 out of 78, corresponding to 38.5%.

Nigeriapaludisme · VIH/sidapublished 2020Malaria journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

12.2 yearsThe mean age of the index child living with HIV was 12.2 ± 3.2 years.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2020BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 5 observations

58.7 %58.7% of participants were unaware of their HIV-positive status and had never received antiretroviral therapy.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2020published 2026Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 5 observations

47,614 samplesA total of 47,614 remnant HIV viral load samples were tested for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in Nigeria between April 2022 and January 2023.

NigeriaCOVID-19 · VIH/sidaobserved April 2022 to January 2023published 2025International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the InternatPubMeddocument of 2 observations

HIV patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) had significant increases in waist to hip ratio, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), serum triglycerides (TG), and LDL cholesterol compared to ART-naïve patients.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2022African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 6 observations

27.4 %Anxiety was reported by 27.4% of women living with HIV.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2025West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 10 observations

8.4 odds_ratioHIV-exposed infants whose mothers received combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) during the index pregnancy had significantly higher odds of a negative HIV result (OR = 8.4) compared to those whose mothers did not receive cART in North-Central Nigeria from January 2015 through July 2017.

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

100 %Among HIV-1 infected individuals with plasma viral load (PVL) 41–10,000 copies/mL, EBNA IgG seropositivity was 100.0%.

NigeriaVIH/sida · virus Epstein-Barrpublished 2020Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistryPubMeddocument of 15 observations

3.7 %HIV prevalence was significantly higher in males (3.7%) than females (5.6%) aged 15 years and older in the Akwa Ibom AIDS Indicator Survey.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 4 observations

41.5 %41.5% of individuals received negative attitudes from family or friends.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2026Scientific reportsPubMeddocument of 6 observations

20 %The global incidence of heart disease in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS is 20%–40%.

Nigeriaheart disease · VIH/sidapublished 2025The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

288 individualsAmong HIV-positive patients in Ilorin, Nigeria, 288 (75.0%) used self-distraction as a coping strategy.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2021Nigerian journal of clinical practicePubMeddocument of 7 observations

2,018,082 personsHIV testing increased from 490,450 to 2,018,082 between the pre-surge and post-surge periods in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 7 observations

827 clientsOf the 7483 clients tracked, 827 (11.1%) transferred out to other facilities for care.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2019AIDS research and therapyPubMeddocument of 14 observations

0 %Among older adolescents (15–19 years) living with HIV in Nigeria, facility characteristics accounted for 0% of the variance in viral suppression.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2020BMJ global healthPubMeddocument of 7 observations

38,400,000 inhabitantsMore than 38.4 million people were living with HIV worldwide in 2021.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2021published 2023Frontiers in public healthPubMeddocument of 9 observations

83.4 %83.4% of the respondents had good knowledge of PMTCT.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2021West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 4 observations

5,296 clientsHoward University Global Initiative, Nigeria used Community ART Refill Clubs and Groups models to refill antiretroviral drugs for 5296 clients who could have interrupted treatment.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2025Currents in pharmacy teaching & learningPubMeddocument of 9 observations

70 %Seventy percent of respondents reported being adherent to HIV medication.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2021West African journal of medicinePubMeddocument of 3 observations

4.7 adjusted_odds_ratioMarital status (ever married vs. single) predicted fertility intention among men living with HIV, with an adjusted odds ratio of 4.70.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2020International journal of behavioral medicinePubMeddocument of 6 observations

126 clients126 out of the 438 (29%) of returnee PLHIV were previously lost to follow-up.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2019AIDS research and therapyPubMeddocument of 14 observations

300,000 casesAt least 300,000 children were newly infected with HIV as of 2020 in Nigeria.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2020published 2025The Nigerian postgraduate medical journalPubMeddocument of 10 observations

2.2 relative_riskPatients with low-level viraemia had increased risk of virological failure (adjusted relative risk 2.20, 95% CI 1.98–2.43; p<0.0001).

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2022The Lancet. Global healthPubMeddocument of 5 observations