AVAILABILITY AND UTILIZATION OF ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS IN THE TREATMENT OF HIV & AIDS IN DESIGNATED HOSPITALS IN ANAMBRA STATE

📄 Project Abstract

The twenty first century has witnessed the global health problem of Human Immune Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV & AIDS), that has produced the greatest challenge to mankind. The epidemic is a global crisis an unprecedented threat and formidable challenge to human development and social process. Human immune virus is a precursor of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. This term was introduced by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) in 1982 to describe the syndrome. Three main transmission routes identified for HIV were: 1) sexual route, 2) blood or blood product route and 3) mother to child transmission. The status of any individual suspected of having HIV is ascertained through a HIV antibody test known as ELISA test or Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test, both are effective and reliable (Soul City 2004 as in Kgomotso, 2009). Over the years HIV & AIDs have progressed to be one of the biggest killers, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where AIDs is th...