Challenges Associated with the Effective Management of HIV Infection in a Low Income Setting in Sub Saharan Africa: Case Study of Nigeria

Abstract

Nigeria's size is 923,768 sq km, slightly more than twice the size of California in the US. The terrain is mixed with southern lowlands merging into central hills and plateaus. There are mountains in the southeast, and plains in north. The climate varies with equatorial weather in south, tropical in the centre, and arid in north. The lowest point in Nigeria is the Atlantic Ocean at 0 m. The highest point is Chappal Waddi at 2,419 m. Nigeria is home to one of Africa's most important rivers, the Niger, which enters the country in the northwest and flows southward through tropical rain forests and swamps to its delta in the Gulf of Guinea. Just over 135 million people live in Nigeria, making it the most populated country in Africa.