Key population, HIV and Human Rights in Nigeria
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Description
Nigeria does not only carry the second highest HIV/AIDS burden in the world, the country is also one of the 35 ‘Fast-Track’ countries identified by UNAIDS that ‘together account for more than 90% of people acquiring HIV infection and 90% of people dying from AIDS-related causes worldwide. While majority of infections are due to HIV transmission within the general population, key populations still contribute a significant proportion of the new infections. Directly, Female Sex Workers (FSW), People Who Use Drugs (PWUD) and Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) alone, who constitute about 1% of the adult population, contribute as much as almost 23% of new HIV infections. These populations and their partners contribute as much as 40% of new infections (another study puts it at 51%), a population that makes up only about 3.4% of the adult population. The book highlights a profound need for programmatic response focus on these sub-population groups.