Achievements and Implications of HIV Prevention Programme among General Population: A Systematic Evaluation of HAF II Project in Kogi State, Nigeria
Journal Title: International Journal of Health Sciences and Research - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: HIV/AIDS has over the past two decades become a significant public health challenge in Nigeria and it is necessary to address these challenges and strengthen the national response towards ensuring we reach our set national response targets. This paper therefore presents achievements and implication of HIV prevention programme among the general population in Kogi State, Nigeria. Methods: The intervention project was conducted between the year 2013 and 2015 and a total of 84206 participants between the ages of 15-49 years were reached during this intervention. Activities carried out included community dialogues, condom distribution, HIV/AIDS education and HIV counselling and testing among others. Data were documented using various monitoring and evaluation tools and entered in the DHIS2 platform. The data were exported into Microsoft Excel and analysed using Excel. Results: A total of 62 community dialogues were held during this intervention and 4,084 influencers participated in these dialogues. The year 2015 witnessed an increase in the number of peer educators registered in virtually all of the communities, with 59,197 peers alone registered in 2015 representing 70.3% of the total number of peer registered. A total of 82.6% of the registered peers were reached with complete HIV education and among these, 65.1% were reached in 2015. A total of 35621 (56.6%) of the registered peers were reached with all the three stages of MPPI and 55368 (84.9%) were reached with only HCT. Among these, 1273 (2.3%) were tested positive to HIV Conclusion: This project enhanced and contributed immensely to the skills development of the peer educators and their cohorts which spread across the communities. However, challenges highlighted in this project should be fashioned into any future HIV intervention programme in the state.
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Ademola L. Adelekan
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