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12 %Among people living with HIV in Osun State, Nigeria, the prevalence of high triglycerides was 12%.

Nigeriahigh triglycerides · VIH/sidapublished 2026BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 9 observations

40 %The proportion of missed clinic visits was 40% during the COVID-19 pandemic (28,923/72,359) compared to 39% in the pre-COVID-19 period (26,304/67,365).

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved during COVID-19published 2024PloS onePubMeddocument of 7 observations

53.1 %The prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection among HIV-infected patients was 53.1% using QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assay.

Nigerialatent tuberculosis infection · VIH/sidapublished 2021The Pan African medical journalPubMeddocument of 5 observations

120,000 deaths_per_yearThere are about 120,000 annual deaths due to HIV globally.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2021AIDS research and human retrovirusesPubMeddocument of 6 observations

35.8 %Of 268 patients who consented to interviews, 96 (35.8%) had transferred to another clinic for care.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2019PloS onePubMeddocument of 8 observations

99.5 %Near-universal resistance (99.5%) was observed for voriconazole among Candida isolates.

Nigeriaoral candidiasis · VIH/sidapublished 2026BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 11 observations

The attrition rate was high among children enrolled in the NAUTH ART programme between 2003 and 2019.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2003–2019published 2021BMC infectious diseasesPubMeddocument of 2 observations

9 %The prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) was 9% among 100 HIV positive individuals.

Nigeriaasymptomatic bacteriuria · VIH/sidapublished 2022African health sciencesPubMeddocument of 5 observations

68.4 %68.4% of participants had poor perceptions of their antiretroviral medications.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2025BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 6 observations

97 %Most respondents knew that HIV screening at the first prenatal clinic was an entry point to PMTCT services (97%).

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2022BMC health services researchPubMeddocument of 6 observations

1,100,000 personsIn 2018, 1.1 million persons with HIV infection in Nigeria were receiving antiretroviral therapy, representing 64% of all persons with HIV infection in the country.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2018published 2021MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly reportPubMeddocument of 6 observations

There was a significant positive correlation between CD4 counts and white blood cell count (WBC) among HIV-1 individuals.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2020Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistryPubMeddocument of 15 observations

10 percentage_points_per_yearThere has been a consistent and significant increase in HIV prevalence among MSM with about 10-percentage points relative increase per year over 7 years.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2019BMC public healthPubMeddocument of 12 observations

0 daysParticipants in the point-of-care arm with confirmed virologic failure were switched to a second-line antiretroviral regimen more rapidly than those in the standard-of-care arm, with a median of 0 days (interquartile range 0–28) versus 66 days (interquartile range 63–123), respectively.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved April 2018 to October 2019published 2023Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society PubMeddocument of 2 observations

8.5 %HIV prevalence among female sex workers in Kano State, Nigeria, was 8.5%.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved 2023published 2025PloS onePubMeddocument of 7 observations

99.4 %Linkage to antiretroviral therapy increased from 99.4% to 99.8% during the implementation period.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2023BMC pediatricsPubMeddocument of 10 observations

2.4 %Among 1,822 children tested for HIV, 43 (2.4%) tested HIV positive.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2020PloS onePubMeddocument of 16 observations

22.2 %A high prevalence of 22.2% (6 out of 27) of HBV resistance mutations was detected among ART-experienced HBV-HIV-coinfected patients in southwestern Nigeria.

Nigeriahépatite B · VIH/sidapublished 2019Antiviral therapyPubMeddocument of 4 observations

10 %After a minimum of 18 months of follow-up, 7 (10%) of the 68 HIV-positive infants had died.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 7 observations

The main mode of HIV transmission in Nigeria is heterosexual.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2023PloS onePubMeddocument of 10 observations

22.3 %Exhaustion was reported by 22.3% of women living with HIV.

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

1.6 per_100_person_yearsThe HIV incidence per 100 person-years was 1.6 in the decentralized clinic model.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2022PloS onePubMeddocument of 6 observations

4.71 scoreHIV-related stigma scores averaged 4.71 in Ottawa, 5.06 in Miami, and 3.78 in Port Harcourt, using a revised 10-item stigma scale with a maximum score of 10.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2020Journal of racial and ethnic health disparitiesPubMeddocument of 5 observations

71.7 %71.7% of the enrolled youth living with HIV were perinatally infected.

NigeriaVIH/sidapublished 2025Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999)PubMeddocument of 7 observations

66 %Among 641 participants in Lagos state, Nigeria, 423 (66.0%) were HIV-negative.

NigeriaVIH/sidaobserved June 2021 to June 2024published 2026PloS onePubMeddocument of 12 observations