Joe.francisco4

California state university, long beach

HIV/AIDS in Nigeria

Tolu Fashola

Joseph Francisco

Alexandra Madigan

Eresha

HSC 535

Spring 2011

In order to understand the journal articles enabling us to dissect the methods and theories being employed we must have a grasp on the current situation with social stigma, human rights and its correlation with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, and then give an idea of the ideal situation in Nigeria using a behavioral model to implement this change. The current situation in Nigeria is that the HIV epidemic has continued to be on the rise, and in 1999, a cummulated total of 3.5 million cases had been reported with a national HIV prevalence rate of 5.7%. The issue that is being addressed is the social stigma on the s…