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Dalohad:
Yes, the 75% is the problem. It is farfetched and should be dismissed outrightly. We are not talking pseudoscience here.

I wonder the kind of 'Doctor' you are, giving such fallacies a second thought.
75% of 200 million people is 150 million Nigerians positive for HIV. Use your brain!

Something tells me you are even the lady 'Doctor' in question. Throwing around numbers for content.

You can see other physicians here on this thread mocking you as possibly one of those low-quality 'Ukraine-trained doctors'.

As for my mentees, they are doing very well under my tutelage. There are no rooms for the manufacture of statistical gobbledegook in any research that I supervise or superintend.

Some of them have ended up with Scholarships in the US and Europe and they thank me for my contributions.

You go figure.

You're preaching to the wrong choir. Publicly announcing your credentials to disprove a simple, clear logic is just tacky and reeks of a complex (Go figure which one).

That said, no two researchers are alike. Perhaps you're the kind who gets fixated on numbers and facts. I prefer to cut through the noise in search of the truth which is what makes science fun and exciting.

On that note, this will be my last response to you Mr "I have a PhD". You have abig chip on your shoulder. You may want to start by working on that. It's clouding your reasoning.

Do have a nice day.

Going back to my ex is definitely the safest bet. Nothing stops me from leaving the relationship again in the next second

koning:
You might as well stay single because being "independent " and marriage do not go together.
Once you are married, independence goes out of the window.
You will submit to your husband for a happy and successful marriage. Don't be fooled by all that feminist nonsense.

I honestly don't want to argue. Believe what you will

Well said. Know your worth, work hard, be independent. You need all three for your mental health and well being

Dalohad:
Madam, 75% HIV prevalence rate is too ridiculous to get a second cursory look.

If a student presented that figure during seminar defense, lab posting defense, or post data, he or she is going back to the lab or field to repeat that study. It is too outlandish and too far fetched.

Even laymen without any medical background would take it with a pinch of salt.

No country has such prevalence rate, not even South Africa that is more heavily burdened by the virus than most parts of Africa.

She lied..

Since you are so fixated on the 75% prevalence rate with no wiggle room for a possible chance that this might be true then I can't help you. It is your opinion, albeit disturbing for a PhD holder. Go figure

At this point, I am quite concerned that your attitude to science will rub off on your mentees. One can only hope that they will garner enough experience along the line, outside of your influence, to explore rare possibilities, which makes science fun.

A lot of disturbing comments here

bimbax:
It doesn't just make sense, that a country will have "it" and at the same time will be hell bent at making sure no any other country owns "it"

No. It makes no logical sense. That's the irony. If you want something gone, then let us all abide by it

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armadeo:
You said ?

Such a figure is ridiculous. I just laughed when I watched the video. If she's a real Dr she should be ashamed of herself.

Didn't watch the video.

I laughed out loud when I read this. I still don't know why. When in Rome...

Sp33i:
I kove reading scientific journals on societal issues like this to stay ahead. Could there be a way you can share the link of your published work you mentioned ?

If I do, my privacy will be violated but will update this post by sharing some studies with 'fantastic' outcomes that are in fact true.

Found some examples

1. Worms used to treat illness
Doctors actually infected patients with live hookworms to treat severe allergies and gut problems. It sounds mad—letting worms live inside you on purpose—but it worked. And yes, it’s published science.

2. Faeces as medicine
There are real treatments where doctors take stool (yes, poo) from a healthy person and transplant it into someone else’s gut to cure infections. It’s called faecal transplant. Weird, but life-saving. Published in top journals.

3. Maggots used to clean wounds
Doctors use live maggots to clean infected wounds. The maggots eat only the dead tissue, helping wounds heal faster. Disgusting? Maybe. But it’s real and approved in modern medicine.

4.While smoking is harmful overall, studies have shown that people with ulcerative colitis who smoke often have milder symptoms than non-smokers. Even more shocking? Nicotine patches have been used in clinical trials to help manage flare-ups in non-smokers with this condition.

And lots more. Like I said earlier, I have learnt over time and decades of practice not to shun any report no matter how weird it sounds. That is a rookie mistake.

Personally, I enjoy researching novel ideas, otherwise I get bored easily. The more weird is sounds, the better.

If I was in infectious diseases, I would have enquired more to see if there was some truth to this report. I won't dismiss it completely just because some lady failed to choose her words carefully in her narrative report. Something clearly alarmed her and I would try my best to find out the details from my colleagues who attended the symposium.

higgs:
Anyone who believes this cannot be a doctor. 75% means that three out of every 4 people in the country have HIV.It is a big lie.
HIV is a big problem, people should abstain or atleast use protection.But alarmists like this lady are not helping.

You will be amazed to know that there are published papers out there whose reports may seem very outlandish but they are in fact true.

One of them happens to be a paper that I recently sent to a high impact journal. The reviewer said that it was impossible for me to get such fantastic outcomes in my facility. I replied by inviting him over to see things for himself.

The same paper was accepted for publication this month. Go figure

Dalohad:
Is this blog post a research study. Have you read the journal where it published? Who conducted the study?

There is nothing to disprove. Do you know what 75% prevalence of HIV is.

I earned a Doctorate in the field of infectious diseases, and our Diagnostic laboratory centers generate real-time laboratory data everyday. In fact our Medical Scientists publish findings and trends every six months. We have not found such trend.

I tell you that there is no research data that says HIV prevalence is 75% anywhere in Nigeria. It is totally unfathomable.

That content creator 'Doctor' is simply feeding on sensationalism to gain attention. She is lying.

Healthcare is beyond switching on ring light and opening your mouth in front of a phone camera.

Pilot studies exist for a reason. Not all are destined to be published. She attended a conference, she claimed that the people who conducted pilot studies reported a high prevalence of HIV. This report may be true or false.

As a researcher, my job is to keep an open mind. Investigate, do a lit review, repeat the study. As for waiting for this report of this magnitude to be published before taking a decisive action, not in all cases

During the COVID-19 pandemic, noone waited for the reports to be published before taking decisive actions.

The lady may have spoken out of turn but I have learnt not to shun any report until it is further probed.

Trojan8:
And as a Dr. you actually believe it is possible to have 75% HIV prevalence in Nigeria. Lol

It doesn't matter what I believe. If the data clearly show that the prevalence has skyrocketed to 75%, your job, as a researcher, is to disprove this by pointing out any existing limitations in the report and going into the field to conduct your own study.

bemeruca:
1 in 10 is not 75%. She does not know what she is saying.

I truly hope that this is the case because the alternative is a medical disaster

Ok. 75% is a national emergency. This is scary if true

Yes. I forget not because I wish to but because I honestly never remember any of the fine details after a few days. For the broad strokes, a few months.

However, what I never forget is how the person made me feel. That lingers and in most cases permanently changes my attitude and behaviour towards the said person.

Think of it like touching fire for the first time, then realizing that it is hot and never repeating same again.

Someone should really study this because it is strange. Why just cows? Why not other animals?

Who exactly is a prostitute? What exactly is prostitution?

gohf:
did I ask you if you stood by what you wrote? I don't believe I did but from your response I take it that your answer is yes, you refuse to believe that the person who made you like he is doesn't have the same emotions as he as given you.

Because if I recall correctly you tried to associate your creation to that of animals in your attempt to discredit any believe or right for his annoyance at misbehavior, if indeed he is God.

Here is how your logic is flawed, you assume that if God exists he would be not be emotional like the humans he created to be like, by using a discrediting phrase
"notwithstanding humans being made in his image."

So to you it doesn't matter if humans are made to be like God, God should not get angry nor have any emotional reaction to what he has made, which somehow to you makes perfect sense either because you choose to believe God is a robot without considering your own advise that your perception of God could also be flawed in portraying him as a non-emotional creator.

Oh dear, another one of them. Let's agree to disagree

gohf:
You can't even make sense of this question based on what you previously wrote

the question:
"you refuse to believe that the person who made you like he is, has the same kind of emotions that he has given you?"

what you wrote:
"I refuse to believe that he experiences emotions like humans do,.. "

I stand by what I wrote earlier. It made perfect sense to me. You chose to dissect it. Your reasons for doing so are lost on me. Still waiting for you to explain what you mean.

JagaLove:
My name is XYZ I graduated from secondary school at 15 in year 2010. That was the same year I first masturbated; I was in my room one day and all of a sudden I started stroking my genitals; after a little while I felt the release of semen. The feeling was enjoyable and soothing or so I thought not knowing the Devil had crept into my life. I curse the day I got to do this first.

I was staying alone with my dad in a single room apartment and dad would always leave early for work and return late. Immediately dad leaves for work I start masturbating. Sometimes once in a day, sometimes twice, even thrice at most.

I got admission into the university and this didn't stop. It was easier for me since I stayed off campus. Sometimes I masturbate before going to class and feel dizzy when in class through out my stay in the university I was masturbating. I started developing negative consequences like anxiety, guilt, tiredness and weakness, I thought some of these things were normal or so inability to associate with people especially ladies. I could just see a girl then and I want to have sex with her and sunce i can't I'd wait till my spare time and do the deed. I would think people were seeing through me that I masturbate. I had this false confidence like I was the man.

I moved in to the school hostel in my third year and that didn't stop. I masturbated in my hostel room and even in the open field in school. Just trying to skip a lot of details. There's no place of family or friend I've visited where I did not masturbate. Even during my NYSC in year 2022 I masturbated all through the scheme.

I try to stop and can go off for I week or three days and i'd be back to it. I masturbate with my productive time and It has been 15 years now since I started masturbating I don't have good social skills, my relationship with people is faint, i don't have a job and its even a scandal now. People around me say it because I don't have a girlfriend I don't have friends and I don't talk to anybody. Not having a girlfriend is not my problem Worst of it all is I missed my purpose. I can't say it to anybody cause I'm ashamed of it so I came here to pour my heart and advice anyone who is tempted. I t ruins life. I'm supposed to be a role model but I'm the opposite. I used to have high hopes but now my intelligence level has dwindled.

Masturbation is a demon and an evil spirit. I just pray God helps and heal me and restore me. Praise God.

Stop projecting your failure unto masturbation. Many influential, successful juggernauts are all sex freaks, never mind masturbation. Look at Clinton, Trump, Elon Musk, Gates, Diddy, Jeff Bezos, Prince Charles, your senate president, Davido, Dangote, Solomon, David etc.

You are in very good company. Work on yourself more.

gohf:
DrAda are you hurt by what you read?

Not at all. Anyone that is hurt by comments deposited here needs a serious rethink. Not many people are in their right faculties.

Now, coming back to you, you were not making any sense earlier. Care to explain further?

gohf:
you refuse to believe that the person who made you like he is, has the same kind of emotions that he has given you?

Who told you God gave man the free will to do whatever he pleases? Is giving man a choice the same as giving him free will to do whatever, even right now you are not free to do whatever you imagine so where does your concept of free will come from.

Do you not realize that you are not free and only when you are set free can you actually be free and say things like free will.

Your logic is flawed

My logic is flawed? Have you seen yours? I honestly don't understand what you are talking about

Lovestrong:
lol! No long cap, suite urself.


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Not sure I get you.

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Lovestrong:
yes! His anger,doesn't last longer than a dream

Tell that to Noah, Moses and co. The reports in the bible say differently and yet I feel that God was misinterpreted.

femi4:
He doesn't act on emotion. He's not human

In his image isn't the same thing as HIM

Well said.

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Do our concept of God truly exist? I feel that humans are yet to grasp who or what God truly is.

If he or she does exist, I refuse to believe that it experiences emotions like humans do, notwithstanding humans being made in his image.

Think about it, if you possess the power to create man and in doing so, grant him free will to act as he wishes, will you be angry if he misbehaves?

God created animals as well. Shouldn't he get angry when they kill and destroy humans? What makes us so special?

Evacuated what exactly.. And if there is that threat of a potential leak, why did US bomb all three without any consideration of the locals or environment.