1. Nigeria records approximately 8 new cases of HIV infection annually per 10,000 adults (those aged 15-64 years), with HIV incidence highest among women and men aged 25-34 years.

2. Overall, HIV prevalence among adults was 1.4%, with 1.8% in women and 1.0% in men

3. Overall, HIV viral load suppression (VLS) prevalence among adults was 43.1%: 45.5% in women and 38.8% in men.

4. In Nigeria, 3.1% of households had at least one HIV-positive member (3.3% in rural and 2.8% in urban households).

5. Among HIV-positive adults who reported initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) within the 12 months prior to the survey, 95.2% reported that they were still taking ART at the time of the survey. Among those who reported initiating ART more than 12 months prior to the survey, 94.3% reported that they were still taking ART at the time of the survey.

6. Overall, 30.1% of the adult population reported that they had ever tested for HIV and received their results, while 10.2% indicated that they had tested in the 12 months preceding the survey and received their results.

7. Among heads of households, 1.9% of heads of households were HIV-positive (3.4% of female heads of households were HIV-positive compared to 1.3% of male heads of household).

8. Based on self-report and ART detection data, it is estimated that in Nigeria, 46.9% of persons living with HIV (PLHIV) aged 15-64 years were already aware of their HIV status (50.3% among women living with HIV and 40.9% among men living with HIV). This varied across age groups ranging from 31.0% among young people aged 15-24 years to 52.8% among adults aged 35-49 years.

9. Viral load suppression (VLS): Of the 96.4% of PLHIV aged 15-64 years on ART, based on self-report and ARV detection data, 80.9% had VLS, ranging from 75.2% among those aged 25-34 years (76.9% among women and 65.8% among men) to 82.0% among those aged 35-49 years (84.4% among women and 77.4% among men).

10. Based on self-report and ARV detection data, it is estimated that among the PLHIV aged 15-64 years who were aware of their HIV status, 96.4% were receiving antiretroviral therapy (95.8% of women and 97.8% of men).

*Source: Nigeria 2018 HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS) report.

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