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dc.contributor.authorOla, S. O.-
dc.contributor.authorLadipo, M. M. A.-
dc.contributor.authorOtegbayo, J. A.-
dc.contributor.authorOdaibo, G. N.-
dc.contributor.authorBamgboye, E. A.-
dc.contributor.authorNwaorgu, O. G. B.-
dc.contributor.authorShokunbi, W.-
dc.contributor.authorOlaleye, O. D.-
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-12T13:18:10Z-
dc.date.available2018-10-12T13:18:10Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.otherAfrican Journal of Medical Science 34, pp. 297-301-
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/2339-
dc.descriptionFrenchen_US
dc.description.abstract"There is a rising rate of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in Nigeria. Good knowledge of the demographic characteristics of the patients with HIV/AIDS may be of great importance in understanding its epidemiology in Nigeria and could facilitate efforts at curtailing the spread of the infection. The study was planned to determine the demographic factors in Nigerian patients with HIV infection. The study was conducted at the University College Hospital (U.C.H), Ibadan, located in the South West of Nigeria. It was a retrospective study of patients with HIV infection attending the U.C.H. from 1988 to 2002. The data collected from the clinical records of the patients with HIV infection included age, sex, marital status, number of spouses, tribe, occupation, education and their religious affiliation. A total of 460 patients aged 1-76 years with peak at 30-34 years were studied. The male/female ratio was 1.06 and the males were the older group. Traders accounted for 40% with female preponderance while the artisans (19.9%) and the military (2.9%) were mostly males. The patients were of Yoruba (70.6%), Igbo (20.0%) and Hausa (9.1%) races. Among the patients with marital status, majority (71.4%) were married while those separated and widowed accounted for 3.5% and 2.6% respectively. Also, a higher proportion of the female HIV patients were Christians whereas the majority of the males were of Islamic religion. Although, there was a low frequency of records on education, the males had better formal education. In conclusion, the study shows that HIV infection is presently an adult disease affecting the most productive segment of the Nigerian population regardless of the individual occupation, educational status, tribe and religious affiliation. Also, it shows that the infection could be associated with heterosexual intercourse."en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectDemographic characteristics,en_US
dc.subjectHIV infected patients,en_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.titleDemographic factors in HIV infected patients seen at UCH, Ibadan, Nigeria.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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