Open AccessPre-marital HIV testing in couples from faith-based organisations: experience in Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Author(s) -
CI Akani,
O Erhabor,
Seye Babatunde
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v14i1.37133
Subject(s) - cohabitation , demography , medicine , faith , seroprevalence , marital status , psychology , immunology , political science , sociology , population , theology , philosophy , serology , antibody , law
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among prospective couples referred from Faith-Based Organisations in Port Harcourt, Nigeria for pre-marital HIV screening. The study sought to establish the sero-prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in this peculiar study group.