Trends in HIV prevalence from 2008 to 2012 among young adults in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Okonko, I. O.; Nnodim, Lasbry Chidi

doi:10.4314/ahs.v15i3.11

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“…In the analysis of marital status, there was a statistically significant relationship between marital status and adher ence to treatment, such that adherence was higher in mar ried people, which was in line with the results of a similar study [22]. Couples support may have increased the use of treatment after disclosure of the disease.…”

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Prevalence of behavioral risk factors in people with HIV/AIDS and its’ effect on adherence to treatment

Soofi¹,

Moradi²,

Shakiba³

et al. 2022

HIV & AIDS Review

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Introduction: Behavioral risk factors, in addition to increasing the risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) transmission, can affect antiretroviral the rapy (ART) compliance of people with the condition. The aim of this study was to determine the pre valence of behavioral risk factors and its' effect on adherence to antiretroviral drugs (ARV) treatment in patients with HIV/AIDS in Western Iran. Material and methods:This study was performed among all patients diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in Ker manshah Province for 25 years, from 1995 till 2019. Adherence to treatment in these patients was divided into three categories according to the World Health Organization definition, i.e., nonadherence, cessation, and adherence to treatment. Using singlevariable and multivariable logistic regression, the effect of im portant variables in four models was modified, and the effect of each of behavioral risk factors was analyzed in patients with nonadherence or experienced cessation compared to those who adhered to ARV.Results: Of the 2,867 patients with HIV/AIDS, 2,449 (85.42%) were males. The mean age of HIV infec tion was 33.36 ± 11.8 years. In 1995, less than 10 percent of people received treatment, and in 2019, it was more than 67 percent. All behavioral risk factors increased nonadherence to medication and cessation of ARV. In general, after controlling confounding variables, except for needle sharing, all behavioral vari ables affected ARV treatment. The greatest impact on nonadherence to medication was history of drug abuse, history of imprisonment, history of injection drug use, and sex with nonspouse, with a chance of 10.87 (range, 7.2116.39), 3.94 (range, 2.845.46), 3.86 (range, 2.476.03), and 3.38 (range, 2.195.23) times more than patients without these risk factors, respectively. Conclusions:Although the process of receiving treatment has been increasing since 2005, the non adherence to medication is still high in highrisk groups; therefore it is important to focus more on reducing nonadherence and eventual cessation of treatment. In particular, more attention is necessary for health education and raising the level of awareness of these groups.

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confidence: 86%

Prevalence of behavioral risk factors in people with HIV/AIDS and its’ effect on adherence to treatment

Soofi¹,

Moradi²,

Shakiba³

et al. 2022

HIV & AIDS Review

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“…The FAO reports that the threat of HIV/Aids is more acute in fishing communities where fisheries are in decline (FAO, 2006). The FAO's position is supported by the fact that Bonny, like most communities in the Niger Delta region, has a high HIV/Aids prevalence rate (Okonko and Nnodim, 2015). The high rate of sex work in this region and the resulting increase in HIV cases (Udoh et al, 2009) is due primarily to the environmental degradation caused by the multinational oil companies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to Okonko and Nnodim (2015) but declined again to 5.9 per cent in 2010 (Okonko and Nnodim, 2015).The population of Bonny is estimated at 170,000, and the majority depend on fisheries for subsistence. Therefore, the pervasiveness of HIV in fishing communities such as those in Bonny threatens the sustainability of indigenous knowledge about fisheries resource management, as well as economic growth in the region.…”

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The Cyclical Nature of Maritime Security Threats: Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing as a Threat to Human and National Security in the Gulf of Guinea

Okafor‐Yarwood

2020

African Security

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Analyses of [maritime] security issues have long focused on threats to the nation-state, thereby promulgating traditional state-centric security policies and practices. The preceding claim is valid for maritime security responses on the African continent, where piracy/armed robbery at sea has been met with robust regional and international interventions, and resulted in two UN resolutions and regional policies. Focusing primarily on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, this paper seeks to highlight the centrality of human security issues to national security by providing evidence of the cyclical relationship between the two; anything that undermines human security, explicitly threatens national security. Utilising evidence from Nigeria, the paper critiques the tendency to ignore the individual as the referent object of security.

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Organised Crime in the Fisheries Sector

Lubchenco

Haugan

2023

The Blue Compendium

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Trends in HIV prevalence from 2008 to 2012 among young adults in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Cited by 5 publications

References 10 publications

Prevalence of behavioral risk factors in people with HIV/AIDS and its’ effect on adherence to treatment

Prevalence of behavioral risk factors in people with HIV/AIDS and its’ effect on adherence to treatment

The Cyclical Nature of Maritime Security Threats: Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing as a Threat to Human and National Security in the Gulf of Guinea

Organised Crime in the Fisheries Sector

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