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| Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by Nobody: 6:21pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
Nigeria has one of the highest rates of HIV infection in the world, but just 10% of the population get tested. Sexual health tests in Nigeria can be a harrowing ordeal. In addition to the anxiety of discovering their results, visitors to public clinics must face the stigma around sexual activity that remains prevalent in Nigerian society. "People stare a lot when you go for testing, especially if you are unmarried," says Vivian*, a cosmetics store manager from Abuja. "They look at you like you are wayward or naughty." Many Nigerians escape social judgment by avoiding tests, with deadly consequences. In a country with one the world's highest rates of HIV infection, just 10% of the population has been tested for the disease, according to government statistics. Prevalence of Hepatitis B, another sexually transmitted killer, is even higher. But Vivian is one of the first customers of a service that allows Nigerians to avoid choosing between their safety and their reputation. Fresh hope Anonymous service SlideSafe packages are brightly-colored and give no indication of their contents. "You could have it in front of your mother and she wouldn't know," quips company founder Florida Uzoaru. SlideSafe packages give nothing away. SlideSafe packages give nothing away. The Lagos-based startup is distributing self-testing kits for HIV, Hepatitis B and Syphilis on a strictly anonymous basis, as well as contraceptives for men and women. Users can order the packages through the company website for between 2,000 to 7,500 Naira ($5-20), and then perform simple blood tests in their home, receiving the results in 15 minutes. SlideSafe provides provides a step-by-guide to the process, as well as counseling before and after the test for users who are often nervous. SlideSafe founder Florida Uzoaru. SlideSafe founder Florida Uzoaru. The major challenge for the company is to earn public trust, says Uzoaru, who has a degree in public health policy and a background at healthcare NGOs. "People are very sensitive about sexual health and want to know you can be trusted," she says. "Trust comes from people knowing you are reliable, but our customers don't want to tell other people about us because of the stigma." These are early days for SlideSafe, which has sold around 600 kits in the Lagos area. But Uzoaru has big plans to expand into new cities, to test for more diseases, and to establish a dedicated sexual health clinic. Qualified support There is growing support for self-testing as a method of controlling sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Nigeria. The head of the National Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (NACA) has given a qualified endorsement of self-tests, with the caveat that the products must be government-approved and used in conjunction with expert counseling. A survey of policy-makers and stakeholders found a majority in favor of introducing self-tests for HIV. SOURCE ~ CNN LINK http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/18/africa/slide-safe-hiv-tests-nigeria/index.html 3 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by Nobody: 6:23pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
 Donald Trump, please come and help me call CNN fake news outlet 15 Likes |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by LifeIsGuhd(f): 6:24pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
Mynd44, Lalasticlala... Move this to front page abeg... #teamRAW should see this and know  2 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by LordIsaac(m): 6:28pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
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| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by Papiikush: 6:50pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
Nigeria? What happened to South Africa and India? Mehn... I need to stop doing Threesomé  41 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by Sunnick(m): 6:56pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
Buhari has Don it again  Buhari has Don it again10 Likes |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by Nobody: 6:56pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
Nigeria is second after SouthAfrica, then India. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_HIV/AIDS_adult_prevalence_rate Papiikush: 3 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by Flashh: 9:20pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
So many patients who came to me recently didn't get HIV through STD, but due to some other things. No need to start sharing long story about one that came recently, which his wife who is negative dumped a new born baby of 4 month old for him and left. Some questions were asked; which he told me he patronises those "Aboki nail cutters" a lot. There's tendency he got it from there. People should should be extra careful these days. I strongly disagree with your stat though. 43 Likes 3 Shares |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by IVORY2009(m): 9:21pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
Papiikush: don't go there... shabalala will get u infected, keep running! |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by NaijaMutant(f): 9:21pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
ok 1 Like |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by motun2017(f): 9:22pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
if you have a sedentary sex lifestyle lik i do you probably dont have to worry. #TeamCelibate 20 Likes 2 Shares |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by Diso60090(m): 9:22pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
Anything wey sweet na bad thing best friend 4 Likes |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by Nobody: 9:23pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
LordIsaac: Lolz 2 Likes |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by uckennety(m): 9:23pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
How come this rubbish made it to front page  ?1 Like |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by iWasNotHere(m): 9:23pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
NatGeo over CNN news. 5 Likes |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by free2ryhme: 9:24pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
candlewax: Fake News Network How market 6 Likes
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| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by AutoFastSales: 9:24pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
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| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by proudlyYoruba(m): 9:24pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
How they knew we have the highest number of the infected with only 10% percent tested still baffles me? Look at the idiots no stats nothing nothing, only one or two interviews about STD stigma. This was done just to promote that idiotic platforms that is offering anonymous service. Like if we go hospital we go carry micro phone announce sey na HIV test we con do 33 Likes |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by blingxx(m): 9:25pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
CNN can lie for Africa 5 Likes |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by Diso60090(m): 9:25pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
motun2017:where you dey still far |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by SalamRushdie: 9:25pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
9 out of 10 sexually active Adults in Nigeria move around with a cocktail of STDs ..this is a fact 11 Likes 1 Share |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by free2ryhme: 9:25pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
candlewax: Abeg why una dey lie like this and where did you people get your stats from 3 Likes
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| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by GHOLDINGS: 9:25pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
Enemy of the state. Buhari this is the hate speech we have been talking about. 3 Likes |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by pembisco(m): 9:25pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
motun2017:Abeg shift 1 Like |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by bjcuntis(m): 9:25pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
motun2017:i honestly can't relate when people talk bout how scared they are of STDs. 1 Like |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by Bullhari007(m): 9:26pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
No more casual sex, got tested today , I'm free to rock... Sekem sekem sekem 8 Likes 2 Shares
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| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by Nobody: 9:27pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
SalamRushdie: 9 out of 10 adults not tested or test positive which is it brov? I always run from the test, but got tested for the first time this year...Negative brov...Team Pure... |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by asawanathegreat(m): 9:27pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
Blame our government for trash news |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by Ogaonos: 9:28pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
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| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by Backinfront(m): 9:29pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
Stop watching CNN, it's clearly bias. |
| Re: Nigeria Has High Rates Of HIV Infection In The World, Just 10% Get Tested -CNN by Nobody: 9:30pm On Oct 18, 2017 |
ha! HIV is a hoax to scare Africans into taking toxic medication that would eventually kill, and prevent and discourage the individual from having children. The white devils who wiped out whole populations of Native Americans, Aborigines, Eskimos and have been trying to wipe us Africans out for thousands of years, is suddenly more concerned about HIV in Africa than they are of HIV in their own countries? Sorry, I don't buy it! White devils wins in at least two ways: 1) They They make money by selling us very expensive toxins as HIV mdication 2) They help reduce population of Africans 3) They sell us toxic condoms coated with toxic substances absorbed through the skin of the Instruments to cause infertility. Please my people I beg you wake t. f. up!! The white devils imperialist who keep pushing HIV testing in Africa rarely mentions HIV testing in their own countries. It is no coincidence that the 2 countries said to have the highest HIV rates in the world are the two countries that white devils have the most interest in depopulating; Nigeria because it is most populous black nation and South Africa because it is a black country the white devils would like to take over completely for themselves as they took of America and Australia from the natives. Your life is at risk if are stupid enough to get tested for this hoax virus. 5 Likes 3 Shares |
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