TY  - JOUR
T1  - Incidence Cases of HIV/AIDS Infection in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria
AU - Ijioma, B.C. AU - Kalu, I.G. AU - Nwachukwu, C.U. AU - Nwachukwu, I.G. 
JO  - Research Journal of Biological Sciences
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
SP  - 304
EP  - 309
PY  - 2010
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-8846
DO  - rjbsci.2010.304.309
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjbsci.2010.304.309
KW  - Human Immune-deficiency Virus (HIV)
KW  -Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
KW  -patient transmission
KW  -Owerri west local government area
AB  - A study was conducted to determine the incidence cases of HIV/AIDS infection in Owerri West L.G.A. of Imo State, Nigeria, between Apirl 2007 and September, 2009. Data was collected from the HIV/AIDS co-ordination and control unit, Owerri General Hospital Umuguma, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. It was observed that a total number of 17964 patients made up of 1110 (16.3%) females and 6954 (38.7%) males were diagonized on HIV/AIDS infection statistical analysis shows that only 1462 (8.1%) patients were infected with HIV/AIDS. From this number, 1218 (83.3%) patients aged 25 years and above were most infected with HIV/AIDS while 244 (16.7%) patients aged below 24 years were also infected. The incidence rate of HIV/AIDS infection was moderate at 8.1 while annual increase in HIV/AIDS infection was not statistically significant at p<0.05.
ER  -