micah04:
Lies from an afonja media house.....

References:
The Nigerian HIV/AIDs Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) has shown that Akwa Ibom has the highest prevalence rate of HIV in the country.

The result indicates that about 5.5 per cent of the people living with HIV in Nigeria are in Akwa Ibom State, followed by Benue State, which has about 5.3 per cent prevalence rate.

It also states that while the North-West has the lowest prevalence rate at 0.6 per cent, the South-South geopolitical zone has the highest with 3.1 per cent.
Speaking during the announcement of the NAIIS result on Thursday, the Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDs (NACA), Sani Aliyu, said about 1.9 million Nigerians are currently living with HIV.

The event was held at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja.
He said the percentage of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Nigeria, among the age group of 15-49 years, is 1.4 per cent (1.9 per cent among females and 0.9 per cent among males.)

In his response to the prevalence rate in the state, the minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, said this is not the time to start blaming states.
“For the south-south, (it) is Akwa-Ibom that has the highest prevalence, and, for the North Central, it is still Benue State.

“But then we should also look at the quality of interventions we have had. Benue has one of the largest interventions programme in the country, so that is also expected to yield results.

“It would have been frustrating if with those interventions, we now have 10 per cent in Benue.” he said.

He noted that he was quite happy about the downward trend in Benue State.
In his goodwill message, David Young, Charge de Affairs, Embassy of the United States of America, said “Beyond the data, the survey has proved the capacity of Nigerians working together in solidarity with one another to rise and resolve challenges regarding the health and well being of their brothers and sisters.

“The US government is proud to support Nigeria in conducting the NAIIS survey,” he said.

The Country Director, Center for Disease Control Nigeria (CDC), Mahesh Swaminathan said the results will help the government improve it efforts in the fight against the virus.

“The encouraging results presented today, along with ongoing monitoring and evaluation data will help the Government of Nigeria to intensify efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDs to achieve epidemic control.

“CDC will continue to work alongside our Nigerian brothers and sisters in this fight.” he said.


https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/320411-akwa-ibom-ranks-highest-in-hiv-prevalence-rate-in-nigeria.html

tartar9:
90% of whom are igboes

tartar9:
90% of whom are igboes

Amuocha:
Lies...because Akpabio has lost

Depressedkidd:
Tbh I doubt this. Less percentage of people get tested in the north than in the south. That's why these figures are false. In the north the just Bleep, no one tests after so they're Living with it and they don't know. This is just testimony to the fact that there's better health care facilities and test opportunities in the south than in the north

noah91:
Igbos contribute largely to that development in Akwa Ibom

Depressedkidd:
Tbh I doubt this. Less percentage of people get tested in the north than in the south. That's why these figures are false. In the north the just Bleep, no one tests after so they're Living with it and they don't know. This is just testimony to the fact that there's better health care facilities and test opportunities in the south than in the north

Nyamiri:


In Akwa Ibom, 51% of married people are HIV positive. Its not about politics.

Most Igbos in Akwa Ibom are spreaders of this disease. Igbo girls are prostitutes and they spread the disease to all and sundry

gregyboy:


I was surprise not to see the north men leading the statistic is just altered its not geniue

Bighead9:


You are very correct.

When ever konji hold me and it happens that I have no option that to pick Igbo Ashawo, I always put on 3 condoms at a time. I no wan die Young.

kalvoken:


I would have been surprised if another state beats them.
Those people can nack eh. Their ancestors must have been into carpentry work. The nacking is legendary.
But they fine well well, pass calabar.

If you never nack calabar/akwa ibom girl, wetin you gain?

Cherrybae:
Akwa ibom is headquarters for cheap prostitution followed by Imo state so I'm not surprised at all.

Majority of this cheap, smelly and dirty prostitutes in Akwa Ubon are igbo girls.

Tufiakwa

uncjay:


Are you cursed with tribalism

seriously? Some people are just dead rationally.

this one is no different from the terrorist that attacked harmless people in the mosque in New Zealand.

kalvoken:


I would have been surprised if another state beats them.
Those people can nack eh. Their ancestors must have been into carpentry work. The nacking is legendary.
But they fine well well, pass calabar.

If you never nack calabar/akwa ibom girl, wetin you gain?

kalvoken:


I would have been surprised if another state beats them.
Those people can nack eh. Their ancestors must have been into carpentry work. The nacking is legendary.
But they fine well well, pass calabar.

If you never nack calabar/akwa ibom girl, wetin you gain?

fakuta:
Is like they don't have religion or condom in the region

namiji2598:
God save me am jus a Corper in akwa ibom ooo

fakuta:
Is like they don't have religion or condom in the region

tartar9:
90% of whom are igboes

blowjohn:



I think there is a general notion that igbo girls prostitute alot. Club houses and joints u find them there.

tribalistseun:
Who dey count

Nyamiri:


In Akwa Ibom, 51% of married people are HIV positive. Its not about politics.

Most Igbos in Akwa Ibom are spreaders of this disease. Igbo girls are prostitutes and they spread the disease to all and sundry

Bighead9:


Kiss the truth, over 50% of Yeebos are HIV positive.