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ABSTRACT A total of 50 blood (30 pregnant and 20 HIV) samples were obtained from pregnant women and PLWHA attending clinic at UNTH Ituku-ozalla. Samples were screened for hepatitis c viral infection using the rapid one step hepatitis C virus test strip. Two (6.66%) pregnant women were positive and four (20%) HIV patients were positive for Hepatitis C, giving an overall prevalence rate of (26.7%). The infection was the same ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Human Immune Deficiency Virus (HIV) a retrovirus that attacks the immune system rendering it powerless against other infections. AIDS Syndromes is a condition that result from the failure of the Immune System to combact infections. (Enugu State Action Committee on AIDS; in 2006). In the past two decades, many people in Nigeria were of the opinion that HIV was an imported diseases while ...

Abstract The human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) epidemic is in its third decade and has reached to alarming proportions worldwide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one million people are living with HIV with an estimated 56,300 infections happening each year in the United States. Diagnosis of HIV/AIDS via early testing along with pretest and post-test counseling is important for psychosocial stabilization and stigmatization. ...

ABSTRACT   The purpose of the study wasto assess psycho-social and economic adaptation among people living with HIV/AIDS(PLWHA) in Kaduna State. The research design that was used for this study was an ex-post facto research design. The population for this study was 268,903. A stratified random sampling procedure was used to divide Kaduna State into three (3) existing senatorial districts (3 Strata). Random sampling procedure was used to sample2/3 of ...