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There is a great public concern on the prevalence and effects of Human Immunes Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) on the rural farmers and agricultural productivity in Nigeria. This study evaluated the implication of this disease on extension services, using Dekina LGA as its focus. It identified the level of HIV/AIDS prevalence by collecting secondary data on rate of HIV/AIDS infection from year 2000 to 2005 from medical centers in the study area. The study also examined farmers' perception on HIV/AIDS using mean scores from 5 point Likert scale in which, one hundred and sixty contact farmers were interviewed. Farmers had the highest HIV/AIDS infection record with 50.6 percent and 8.19 in year 2001 and 2005 respectively. While estimated farmers HIV/AIDS infection by 2010 would be 1,972. Findings also show that HIV/AIDS has negative effect on farmers health (mean score of 3.88), while 4.13 showed that respondents favoured the statement that "stigmatization and the scaring nature of AIDS prevented them from going for HIV/AIDS test. About 20 percent the extension workers claimed that infected farmers negatively affected their extension work delivery in some wa

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Author

O. J. Saliu; S.O. Adejoh; C.O Orisagbemi

Publisher

Canadian Center of Science and Education (ISSN 1916-9736)

Published

2010

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)