nigeria has very severe problems with hiv - though not really as bad as uganda, zambia, rwanda, burundi, and congo.
nigeria has the usual african problem of an under-resourced and for the most part badly organised health- and public-information- service.
it also has a large, rapidly growing, and highly mobile population - especially in urban areas (large restless populations are an obvious vector for hiv transmission).
and then again nigeria is very close to the putative origin of hiv, which may have been in uganda or cameroun.
overall nigeria was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. and it is difficult to move the largest country in africa.
2006-06-29 01:15:19
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answered by synopsis 7
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there is a theory that while live vaccine trials of polio virus were being carried out in Africa, the HIV virus got injected in humans with this live vaccine (that was grown in monkey).
this is believed to be the reason for finding more of cases of HIV in Africa.
could same theory apply for Nigeria too?
2006-06-29 08:30:58
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answered by Dr Abhay 3
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I can not talk of Nigeria, but in South Africa people don't trust / like to use condoms.
1 in 4 people here as AIDS so the stats say.
2006-06-29 08:09:36
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answered by � Fuzzy Dice 5
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Many of the African countries are are not educated about AIDS and HIV. They don't know how to prevent the spread of the disease.
2006-06-29 08:05:20
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answered by xox_bass_player_xox 6
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They think talking about it very taboo. The education about AIDS and HIV along with other STDs is just about none exsiting there.
2006-06-29 08:07:00
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answered by LA M 2
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Wrong!!! Ever read of the spread in the south eastern countries in Africa?
2006-06-29 08:06:22
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answered by Jen2man 2
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Ignorance gone wild
2006-06-29 08:11:22
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answered by John T 3
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poor education, and not enough money being spent on treating and prevention
2006-06-29 11:03:49
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answered by shiara_blade 6
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Wrong its not true
2006-06-29 11:01:58
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answered by Me 2
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This is not true
2006-06-29 16:01:31
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answered by spicy44 2
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