Browsing by Author "Atilola, G. O."

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HIV/AIDS and the long-distance truck drivers in south-west Nigeria: A cross-sectional survey on the knowledge, attitude, risk behaviour and beliefs of truckers
(Elsevier Ltd., 2010) Atilola, G. O.; Akpa, O. M.; Komolafe, I. O. O.
Objectives: According to the last HIV surveillance survey conducted in 2008, the overall National HIV prevalence in Nigeria stands at 4.6%. Recent studies and estimates by UNAIDS/WHO show higher prevalences in some selected states in Nigeria. The focus of this study is to determine the prevalence, risk behaviour, attitude and knowledge of HIV among long-distance heavy-truckers from a cross sectional survey conducted in the south-west Nigeria. Methods: Four major truck terminals (devoted to long-distance trips) in south western Nigeria were identified. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a total sample size of 451 truckers who consented to be interviewed. A questionnaire (in English, Hausa and Yoruba languages) for data collection on the socio-demographic, risk behaviour, attitude and knowledge of HIV from the truckers was also designed. The multiple logistic regressions analysis was used to assess the association between some selected variables and factors. Results: Only 164 (36.4%) participants out of the study population of 451 were tested for HIV (due to limited test facilities and consent) and the prevalence of HIV antibodies among the truckers was found to be 2.4% (4/164) with all the infected individuals being within 21—30 years of age. 309 (68.1%) of the respondents admitted that they were at risk of contracting HIV while a total of 249 (55.3%) admitted that they had more than one sexual partners. In addition, while 392 (86.9%) said it was important for them to know their HIV status, 88 (19.5%) said that they would commit suicide should they test positive for HIV.
Seroprevalence of HIV/AIDS and HIV risk factors among prison inmates in Ogun State, Nigeria.
(Elsevier Urban & Partner, 2012) Muhammeda, O. T.; Akpa, O. M.; Atilola, G. O.; Komolafea, I. O. O.
Background: Prevalence of HIV in Ogun State has remained low since the history of HIV infection in Nigeria. Nevertheless, there have been evidences of higher HIV prevalence in some populations within the state but studies among inmates in the state have not been comprehensive. In the present study, we report data to bridge this gap in knowledge. Methods: A total of 340 inmates comprising of 101 and 239 consenting inmates from the Sagamu and the Abeokuta prisons (respectively) participated in this study. Trained personnels interviewed consented inmates using structured questionnaires. Blood samples collected from all participants were tested for HIV antibodies on a one-on-one basis using Determine® and Starpac® test kits (for the HIV test and the confirmatory test respectively). Descriptive statistics, chi-square test and the logistic regressions were used to analyze the data using SPSS version 13. Results: We found that 10.6% of the inmates had been involved in same sex. Although the overall HIV prevalence among inmates in this study was found to be 2.4%, HIV prevalence was 2.6% and 2.1% among inmates who don’t use and those who use condom during casual sex respectively. The odds of not using condom and their respective 95% confidence interval (CI) were found to be 2.03 (1.19–3.46) and 3.68 (1.17–11.57) among inmates in the 31–60 age category and among inmates who were students respectively. Conclusions: The presence of same sex practices among the inmates is a potential precursor for future explosion of HIV infection in these prisons, particularly that some of them were HIV positive.