A Study Towards Awareness and Corrective Measures of HIV/AIDS in North-Western Part of Nigeria Through Statistical Assessment

Chiwa Musa Dalah and SinghV V
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SinghV V: Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Yobe State University, Nigeria

Global Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 2018, vol. 5, issue 3, 51-58

Abstract: The effect of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) global epidemic continue to emerge decades after the first wave of infection. One key aspect of controlling the epidemic is by enlightening the general public on the epidemic. That is on how it can be contracted and controlled. Since the start of the epidemic many measures have been taken by the government and non-governmental organizations to control the epidemic, but still, it continued to infect and kill many people. The measures taken include manufacturing antiretroviral drugs and therapy, using of condoms and enlightenment among others.Nigeria consists of thirty-six (36) states and the federal capital territory (FCT) Abuja, and these are grouped into six geopolitical zones. North-Western Nigeria consists of seven states (7) namely Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara with a total population of about thirty-five million (35m). Secondary data from Federal Ministry of Health is used in finding out whether people of North-western Nigeria are aware of HIV/AIDS?Statistical methods and techniques are used in analyzing the data[1-5].

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Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.19080/GJORM.2018.05.555663

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