Start-off HIV/AIDS clinic situation and patient's socio-demographic data in a northern Nigerian hospital.
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2011-07
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The aim of this study was to determine the HIV/AIDS clinic situation and patients’
socio-demographic data at start-off in a northern Nigerian hospital. Data was collected from
clinic records and patients’ folders covering the period between September 2004 and August
2005 and analysed with SPSS. Thirty-four clinics were held for 497 registered persons who made
2,047 attendances. The patients were attended to by 5 doctors, 2 counsellors, 4 pharmacists, 2
nurses and 2 laboratory scientists. Clinics held which hit the 100% weekly mark by June 2005,
have since become twice a week. Most of the patient population were female (58.6%), and
married (73.5%). The vast majority were in their work-productive years – 20s (23.4%), 30s
(41.9%) and 40s (26.2%), although more than half (53.7%) were unemployed. The patients were
equally distributed between the two predominant religions – Christianity and Islam. That most of
the patients were Hausa by tribe, from Kaduna State in the North-West Geo-political Zone, and
resident in Zaria was adjudged to be incidental and due to the location of the hospital.
Availability of antiretroviral drugs and regular holding of clinics is very crucial in the
management of HIV/AIDS patients, hence current trend of 100% clinics held in addition to free
drugs should be continued for effective management.
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HIV/AIDS, Clinic situation, Socio-demographic data, Nigeria
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Anafi Sherifat B, Kwanashie Helen O, Muktar Haruna M. Start-off HIV/AIDS clinic situation and patient's socio-demographic data in a northern Nigerian hospital. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 2011 July; 1(5): 205-208.