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[quote author=stanliwise post=76858316]don't [s]be being silly, BTW I am not a female by gender.
I knew what I was looking for wen I made my comment. I expected this response but what you will notice is that I am gonna act the way you expected [[/s]/quote]

Total trash. U sound sissy

emezuo17:
. My dear, iam a full blooded Igbo man, if really Charley boy collected money from apc or any politician to betray there cause, then he is a disgrace to the great justice chukwudifu oputa his father and his family

Does APC have money..
It's nigeria money full stop!..they are criminals kudos to Charly boy

why

Ok

Why are YORUBAS so full of hate?

stanliwise:
must everything u see and dream is Yoruba Yoruba yoruba, what if am from the north . you did be surprised if I told you where I am from but still you will want to hallucinate that I am a Yoruba guy. peace bro I am not a tribalist.

Shut it already sis
Ur first comment already sold u out as a tribalist.. What has igbo got to do with the topic , is gevevive nnaji the only one bearing the name or is having the woman on a magazine an achievement?.
I wonder how an adult will reason this way.

They hate y'all have on IGBOS is why they keep progressing above you.
Rubbish!!

stanliwise:
watch how some Igbo guys will come and type "Igbo amaka" thinking Genevieve magazine belongs to Genevieve Nnaji

Hm.

What type of heading is this?
Yorubas have spoiled NIGEIRA media it has become shirty .
U don't make media reports with biasness.

BeautifulMind2:
[s][/s]
This report is fake


https://healththink.org/hiv-aids-in-adolescents-and-young-people-in-nigeria/

A chart showing UNAIDS 2017 estimates of new HIV/AIDS infections among adolescents

An undeniable observation is the fact that estimates of new HIV/AIDS infections among adolescents are more prominent in Sub-Saharan Africa – the region most affected by HIV. AIDS is the number one killer of adolescents and young adults in Africa 2. However, recent data show that only 13 per cent of adolescent girls and 9 percent of adolescent boys aged 15-19 have been tested and received their results for HIV in the past 12 months 3. Furthermore, over the past decade AIDS-related deaths have increased disproportionately in adolescents while decreasing among other age groups 5.

Nigeria follows South Africa as having the second largest HIV burden in the world with a prevalence28. This prevalence rate differs by region. In the South-South region, the prevalence stands at 5.5% which is the highest compared to other regions, [b]while The South-East region has the lowest with a prevalence of 1.8%27. [/b]Adolescents and young people make up 31% of the entire population of Nigeria. Adolescents between the ages of 10-14 make up the largest proportion compared to other age groups 27. Data from the Nigeria AIDS Control Agency (NACA) put the prevalence at 4.2% for young people aged 15 to 2411. Recent estimates put the number of adolescents- aged 10-19 years- living with AIDS to be 160,000. National data also suggests that 40 percent of all reported new cases of HIV occur in young persons aged 15 to 24 which is the highest when compared to other age groups 7.



Source: Adapted from NACA- National HIV strategy for adolescents and young people27

Table 1 shows the HIV prevalence by regions in Nigeria. It is apparent from the table above that the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among adolescents and young people differ remarkably by regions.

Awofala and Ogundele29 suggests that these differences in prevalence rates may be because of factors such as levels of education, religion, socioeconomic status and cultural diversity. The prevalence of HIV also varies markedly by gender, as young women are more infected with HIV than their male counterparts. This is especially true in the South-South region where young females aged 20-24 years have a prevalence as high as 7.5% compared to their male counterpart with a prevalence of 3.5%.

Modes of Transmission

The WHO30 categorised the mode of transmission of HIV in adolescents and young people in two ways- vertical (mother-to-child) transmission or horizontal/sexual transmission.

Vertical Transmission

According to an estimate, globally, about 90% of HIV positive adolescents acquire the infection perinatally31. In Nigeria, vertical transmission of HIV is the second most common mode of transmission of HIV after sexual intercourse27. Despite the contribution of perinatal infection to the incidence of HIV infection in adolescents and young people, it is seldom studied by the scholarly community and its impact remains unknown.

\horizontal/Sexual Transmission

Sexual transmission of HIV is the second most common route of HIV transmission in young people. It accounts for about 50% of the 35.3 million under 25 young persons living with HIV32.

Early sex initiation is a factor which increases HIV vulnerability in adolescents and young people. Recent estimate suggests that 15% of young persons start having sex before the age of 15 years33. Another important driver of early sexual debut is child marriage. Girls as young as 15 years are given away in marriage and give birth to their first child before 18 in some parts of Nigeria35. Furthermore, the very low knowledge of HIV status among young people in Nigeria may be a huge contributing factor32

Condom Use and Contraceptives

The prevalence of condom use among adolescents and young people in Nigeria is low36. Data from the National HIV and AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey (2013)37 show that 56.4% of adolescent boys and 39.6% of adolescent girls had unprotected sex with their partners. What is striking about these figures is that more adolescents were engaged in this behaviour than other age groups in the study.

Young people are also part of high risk populations such as sex workers (SW), men who have sex with men (MSM), people who inject drugs (IDU) and people who are transgender. In Nigeria, studies examining the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in adolescents and young people in these high risk populations are few.

HIV Awareness and Risk Perception

Evidence suggests that Nigerian youths have a high level of awareness of HIV/AIDS, especially with regards with prevention and care12-16. Studies showing a low level of awareness with regards to HIV/AIDS is uncommon17. These existing studies however fail to resolve the difference between awareness of HIV/AIDS and a comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS. It is important to differentiate between these two because of the misconception about HIV/AIDS that is common. A 2015 UNICEF report23 shows that only 34% of adolescent males in Nigeria have comprehensive knowledge of HIV, while only 24% of adolescent females have the necessary and accurate information on HIV. Statistics show an awareness-knowledge parity index of 0.39 in South East, 0.55 in the North-West, 0.91 in the South-West, 0.67 in the South-South and 1.49 in the North-Central.20

Most HIV/AIDS school programs rely on education and behaviour change programs. Even though these programs help provide awareness and comprehensive knowledge on HIV/AIDS, there is a growing body of evidence that suggest they are weak in controlling risky sexual behaviours 18,19,20,21,22. These can be seen in studies that have shown increase in the sexual activity of adolescents,24-26 and decrease in the utilization of condoms and other contraceptives 21-23. Some studies have shown that the disparity between knowledge and behaviour may be responsible for the lingering spread of the disease in Nigeria38-41. This view is supported by Smith who argued that “the disconnect between young people’s knowledge about HIV/AIDS and what they do results because risks is constructed on the foundation of ethics and morality which is usually interlaced with morality shared on the community level and subjective assessment of ethics of personal behaviour”42(p. 345)


Addressing the HIV epidemic in adolescent and young people

A new strategy to end the AIDS epidemic was launched in 2015. This new global strategy focuses on addressing the epidemic among adolescents and young people. It is titled ALL IN! to End Adolescent AIDS and aims to accelerate the global AIDS effort and end the AIDS epidemic among adolescents and young people by 2030. The key aspects of the ALL IN! aims to reduce HIV in adolescents and young people in 2020 by a 75% reduction in new HIV infection among adolescents; 65% reduction in AIDS related deaths among adolescents and ending stigma and discrimination. To achieve this, appropriate proven programmes were introduced for each defined agenda in target countries. The main features of the programmes are:

HIV testing, treatment and care in adolescents and young people
Combination HIV prevention in adolescents and young people

In Nigeria, a national HIV strategy for adolescents and young people was developed to stem the tide of HIV infection in adolescents and young people. Factors that contributed to the lingering HIV crisis in adolescents and young people were identified. They include negative attitudes of providers towards adolescents and young peoples’ sexual activities, confidentiality and bias, access to youth-friendly services with specially trained sensitized health care workers, socio-cultural norms about sex and poor health-seeking behaviour among adolescents and young people27. Adolescent and young people HIV/AIDS program in Nigeria has a goal to reduce new HIV infections in adolescents and young people by 2020 by focusing on the following areas27:

HIV counselling and testing
Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)
Prevention of sexual transmission of HIV and other STIs
Treatment, care and support

Conclusion

The World AIDS day which is held on 1 December every year presents a unique opportunity and a challenge for everyone to unite in the fight against AIDS. Young people are the key and need to be engaged in order the stem the tide of the HIV/AIDS epidemic43. In Nigeria, although a national strategic plan to address HIV/AIDS in adolescents and young people exists, young people are rarely engaged, and some key populations are marginalised in these strategic plans.

I just knew it will be fake, this YORUBAS are so devils.. Imagine twisting a report to their own favour.. These guys a so dangerous.
The source of the report is premiumtimesNG,
I'm alone premium times which has yoruba man as the editor.. Only God knows the lies these people has peddled in this country.

Pls I want to to open another topic and mention all pro igbos on this forum let's debunk this lies from devilish afonja.

This the editor in chief of premiumtimesNG.
A yoruba Muslim.. Smh

TheGoodJoe:
[sup][/sup]

Do not mind the crook deviating from the truth.
Sorry for the graphic picture. The man was murdered in cold blood and people like Chidi Lloyd were in support of the criminal invasion of Rivers State collation centres.
These men are evil.
Warning: Graphic picture.

Nawao..
Why is this guy now talking rubbish?
Some people are just crazy

femi4:
self denial

Hunle..Which self denial?
Abeg give me some Flavour and Peter okoye when u are talking about biko

Just imagine!
I'm ashamed of this country

Which one are we gonna believe now, pls do not joke with someones death

Where is the physic pls.

Lmao

aristocrazzy:
Dj khaled looks drunk, hope he's not mistaken tiwa for Nicki.

, thanks for making me laugh this morning

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virgoquin:
yeye talk

That's very true trust me..
If not for their acidic nature my igbo brothers will be marrying them in their numbers, atleast for the big ass.
My brothers no Dey take eye see big ass
They be like "Ikenna ifukwa big ukwu"

Yoruba women are too toxic.
That's why Ibo men don't like marrying them.
Not really that they ain't beautiful like people say

Nawao

stanliwise:
just waiting for the people that will run to this thread to shout "instead of you to come and developed primary school in your country"

Lol read below they have started

BeautifulMind2:
Igbos never claim to own Trade fair, they built the shops, Lagos state has been flexing muscles there recently hoping FG will handover to them, from this report, FG is actually warning Lagos state government

What's wrong with u YORUBAS pls

Good