The impact of the HIV epidemic in the USA is more serious among some groups than others. People of colour have significantly higher rates of HIV infection than white Americans.
Conservative legislation around same sex relationships, drug use and sex work continues to fuel stigma, obstructing the HIV response in some countries within the region.
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Nigeria was home to 1.8 million people living with HIV in 2019. It's large population, however, means that this equates to a relatively low prevalence of 1.3% in adults - much lower than many countries in East and Southern Africa.