Abstract
The incidence of new infections of HIV has declined globally due to increased prevention and control measures. In Oyo State Nigeria, there have been increased surveillance activities to complement control measures in recent years. This is the findings of the latest HIV sentinel epidemiological surveillance revealing the seroprevalence of HIV in Ogbomoso, Nigeria. About 515 subjects were tested for HIV antibodies in 2012. Screening tests were carried out using DetermineTM HIV 1 & 2 (Abbott) and Chembio HIV 1& 2 Stat-PakTM rapid test kits following manufacturer’s instructions. A seroprevalence rate of 0% was determined with a significantly higher participation in females 61.75% than males 38.25%. The participation rate of different age group from the highest to the lowest is as follows 20-24 years old was found to have the 40.97%, age group of 25-29 years have 25.05%, age group of 15-19 have 19.61%, age group >30 have 8.74%and lastly, the age group 2-14 years old had the lowest participation rate of 5.63%. The results from this show a zero seroprevalence rate in Ogbomoso, Nigeria. According to the results from this study it was observed that prevention and control measures have been stepped up, particularly at both the local level with more attention toward sexually active age group.
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