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AllAfrica (12.29.03) - Wednesday, December 31, 2003
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Minister of Health professor Eyitayo Lambo presented the findings to stakeholders and health professionals in a dissemination workshop in Abuja. He said the survey had 10,090 participants - 5,128 women ages 15-49 and 4,962 men ages 15-64 - and that it represents a landmark in shaping the nation's response to issues of reproductive health and HIV/AIDS.
"The NARHS revealed that 88 percent of the adult population has heard of HIV/AIDS but much fewer are knowledgeable," the minister said in an address. "Only 60 percent know that [an] HIV infected person may appear healthy; 51 percent of people know two methods of preventing against sexual transmission of HIV, and only 19 percent of persons have complete knowledge on HIV transmission as measured on four internationally accepted criteria."
He said that while awareness campaigns had been largely successful, Nigeria needs to move toward knowledge building. The Federal Ministry of Health conducted the survey with collaborating partners including the US Agency for International Development, the UK Department for International Development, and the Society for Family Health.
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