Rivers State Ranked 1st In HIV, AIDS Prevalence In Nigeria

Date: 16-11-2015 10:14 am (8 years ago) | Author: CLARA JANCITA
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Chances of getting infected with HIV/AIDS in Rivers state, Nigeria’s oil-rich city is pretty high as it ranks number one in the country.
There’s loads of money in Rivers, so is the vulnerability of its citizens and residents to HIV/AIDS.
According to the HIV/AIDS prevalence ranking by states published by National Agency for the Control of Aids (NACA) after the 2013 National Aids Reproductive Health Survey, Rivers sits pretty at the top 4.7 per cent more than number two, Taraba state.
The ranking also came as a result of test carried out on persons living with HIV/AIDS.
It showed that Rivers with 15.2 per cent topped the new prevalence chat, as Taraba with 10.5 per cent is second, while Kaduna has 9.2 per cent to be on the third.
Nasarawa, FCT, Akwa Ibom, Sokoto and Oyo are on the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth spots respectively on the prevalence rate chart with 8.1, 7.5, 6.5, 6.4, 5.6 and 5.6 per cent respectively.

On number 10 is Yobe with 5.3%. Here’s how other states rank: Cross River – 4.4%, Ondo – 4.3%, Gombe – 3.4%, Abia – 3.3%, Bayelsa – 2.7%, Osun – 2.6%, Imo – 2.5%, Borno – 2.4%, Plateau – 2.3%, Lagos – 2.2%, Jigawa – 2.1%, Adamawa – 1.9%, Kwara – 1.4%, Kogi – 1.4%, Kano – 1.3%, Enugu – 1.3%, Niger – 1.2%, Anambra – 1.2%, Ebonyi – 0.9%, Kebbi – 0.8%, Edo – 0.8%, Delta – 0.7%, Ogun – 0.6%, Bauchi – 0.6%, Zamfara – 0.4%, Ekiti – 0.2%.
View the rankings by NACA below:




Posted: at 16-11-2015 10:14 AM (8 years ago) | Hero
- angesco at 16-11-2015 10:22 AM (8 years ago)
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Wow. Very surprised about the so called "conservative" states being placed so high up in the rankings. And then those states where promiscuity is considerd their lifestyle way down the list in the rankings.

Maybe some are more able to "protect" themselves against the disease - and others need "teaching!"
Posted: at 16-11-2015 10:22 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- gogoman at 16-11-2015 10:34 AM (8 years ago)
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No condom = AIDS
Posted: at 16-11-2015 10:34 AM (8 years ago) | Grande Master
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- zezprincess at 16-11-2015 11:01 AM (8 years ago)
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Hmmmm,Aids is real,Beware!Bewarned!!,Don't fall a victim,If u must phyuk,have sex ,use double condom Angry Grin,This aids of a thing killed 2 of my beloved ones,my aunt&my sister,Miss them so much.
Posted: at 16-11-2015 11:01 AM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- mercymadu at 16-11-2015 11:06 AM (8 years ago)
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stick to one partner to avoid hiv/aid.sikina.
Posted: at 16-11-2015 11:06 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- mercymadu at 16-11-2015 11:06 AM (8 years ago)
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stick to one partner to avoid hiv/aid.sikina.
Posted: at 16-11-2015 11:06 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Novic at 16-11-2015 11:23 AM (8 years ago)
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Good work... they really did great work to handle that.
Posted: at 16-11-2015 11:23 AM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- Novic at 16-11-2015 11:24 AM (8 years ago)
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seriously na them i beliv say them go dey last on the list. well na money they work.
Posted: at 16-11-2015 11:24 AM (8 years ago) | Hero
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- sugarwealth at 16-11-2015 01:17 PM (8 years ago)
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AIDS no dey show for face. Before I thought it was akwa ibom and benue that was topping, didn't know rivers is the worst
Posted: at 16-11-2015 01:17 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- sugarwealth at 16-11-2015 01:23 PM (8 years ago)
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I am not surprised. Cos rivers state, especially Port-Harcourt is a city filled with night life, runs girls, sugar daddies everywhere... Its like Sodom and Gomorrah of naija
Posted: at 16-11-2015 01:23 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- zednaijaman at 16-11-2015 05:56 PM (8 years ago)
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So we no de top chart again? Den bin say na us those days but I can't even seem to find Benue on the list.
Posted: at 16-11-2015 05:56 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming
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- dickieponga at 16-11-2015 07:46 PM (8 years ago)
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Am not surprised and na all dose oyinbos and ex-pats cause am...
Posted: at 16-11-2015 07:46 PM (8 years ago) | Hero
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