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Background: The increasing number of sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS among the youths in sub-Saharan Africa indicates that successive efforts towards preventing the scourge remain inadequate in the continent. Preventing the spread of HIV infection among youths aged 15 – 24 years is critical to reducing the incidence of new HIV infection. This paper therefore presents HIV prevention programme among Out of School Youths (OSYs) in Kogi State, Nigeria. Methods: This intervention was carried out among out-of-school youths in 7 randomly selected Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state with a total target population of 19600 OSY. One hundred and twenty (120) OSY comprising (68 males and 52 females) were recruited and trained as Peer Educators. Activities carried out included structural, behavioural and biomedical interventions using the Minimum Prevention Package for Intervention (MPPI) strategy. Data were documented using various monitoring and evaluation tools and entered in the DHIS2 platform. The data were later exported into Microsoft Excel and analysed using same. Results: Three hundred and three community dialogues were held within the 2-years period with 672 participants and 25787 peers recruited by the peer educators resulting in 131.6% of the estimated target population. A total of 18812 of out of school youths were counselled, tested and received results for HIV. Among these, a total of 275 (1.5%) were tested positive. Conclusion: Effective implementation of minimum prevention package for intervention in HIV/AIDS prevention programme carried out in these communities could be attributed to the dialogues held at the commencement of the project. However, there are still shortfalls in attainment of the expected results. It is therefore recommended that there be increased integration of services and decentralization of MPPI activities to primary health care centers and rural communities, stepwise supervision and monitoring of HIV prevention activities be strengthened and engagement of all tiers of governance to engender political commitment and ownership of the HIV response with a view of ensuring sustainability of these programmes.

Achievements and Implications of HIV Prevention Programme among In-School Youths: A Systematic Evaluation of HAF II Project in Kogi State, Nigeria