National HIV Seroprevalence Sentinel Survey

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The greatest health problem threatening the human race in our time is the HIV/AIDS pandemic where the burden is greatest in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS, over 40 million people had been infected with the virus by the end of 2003 of which over 28 million were in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Since 1999, Nigeria has adopted a multi-sectoral approach in fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This approach ensures that the relevant line ministries play an active role in combating and mitigating the impact of the epidemic in their areas of comparative advantage, with the Federal Ministry of Health providing a lead role.

Among the programmes put in place by the Federal Ministry of Health is a comprehensive antiretroviral drug treatment programme for People Living With HIV/AIDS, the largest in Africa, as part of its care and support programme, prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT), Voluntary Confidential Counselling and Testing (VCCT) and surveillance, etc. There is also a high level of political commitment, community sensitisation and effective strategies for resource mobilization to ensure programme sustenance.

One of the tools for assessing the impact of interventions in the country is an institutionalised and sustained HIV surveillance system. In the African region, active HIV sero-surveillance sentinel system using pregnant women attending antenatal clinics as the survey population is employed. This is in line with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) recommendation on HIV Surveillance. Such surveys have been conducted biennially in Nigeria since 1991.

This Technical Report, which contains details of the survey methodology and findings, is recommended for all to peruse, analyse and proffer explanations. Above all, it is recommended to all stakeholders to use in developing relevant strategies based on evidence provide therein.

2005 Survey »» Click here to download
2003 Survey »» Click here to download