Geographical Disparities in HIV Seroprevalence Among Men Who Have Sex with Men and People Who Inject Drugs in Nigeria: Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The assessment of geographical heterogeneity of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) and people who inject drugs (PWID) can usefully inform targeted HIV prevention and care strategies.

Objective

We aimed to measure HIV seroprevalence and identify hotspots of HIV infection among MSM and PWID in Nigeria.

Methods

We included all MSM and PWID accessing HIV testing services across 7 prioritized states (Lagos, Nasarawa, Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers, Rivers, Benue, and the Federal Capital Territory) in 3 geographic regions (North Central, South South, and South West) between October 1, 2016, and September 30, 2017. We extracted data from national testing registers, georeferenced all HIV test results aggregated at the local government area level, and calculated HIV

SUBMITTER: Onovo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8185612 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature