The New Experience Newspapers Online News Indepth, Analysis and More
Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) Dr. Gambo Aliyu has said having multiple sexual partners and low HIV testing rates are increasing the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) vulnerability among youths in the country.
Aliyu lamented that only 17per cent of young people in the country know their HIV status.
As part of its awareness programme, he emphasised the importance of reducing the trend among Nigerian youths by encouraging faithful relationships for those who cannot abstain from sex and the use of condoms, which prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and unwanted pregnancies.
He stressed the need for all Nigerians to know their HIV status, as it marks the entry point for prevention, treatment and care of HIV/AIDS.
