| prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus-infection among pregnant women attending ante-natal clinic in maiduguri, north-eastern nigeria. | a seroepidemiological survey conducted among 1,059 pregnant women in maiduguri, north-eastern nigeria from september, 1988 to april, 1990 showed that 5 women or 0.47% were positive for hiv antibodies. three of the women (0.28%) were positive for hiv-1 while 2 others (0.19%) were positive for hiv-2; this is consistent with the known fact that both viruses are active in west africa, a sub-region of which nigeria is part. detailed information available on 4 of the 5 seropositive women and their hus ... | 1992 | 1455529 |
| human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection in patients attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in borno state of nigeria. | results of a study to determine if patients attending sexually transmitted diseases (std) clinics are at high risk to human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection are presented. the 206 patients who attended the std clinic at the maiduguri general hospital consisted of 200 males and 6 females, most of whom were aged between 20 and 29 years and were single. only one of the 206 serum samples (0.49%) was confirmed seropositive for hiv-1 antibodies. however, cultures from 143 of 174 swabs taken from ... | 1990 | 2124396 |