A WEB-BASED SYSTEM TO ENHANCE THE MANAGEMENT OF ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)/ HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV) IN NIGERIA

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a global disease, caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is arguably the greatest health problem of this age and there is need to make first class information on the management of HIV/AIDS available through the use of Web-Based Technology. This paper examined the various ways of contacting HIV and the effort made by Information and Technology to make life easier for people living with the virus in Nigeria. Questionnaires were distributed to Doctors and people living with HIV/AIDS to access their knowledge and belief about the said disease. MySQL was used to generate the database, to store all the vital information about the patients, their Doctors and their complaints. PHP programming for the implementation of the interfaces, Dreamweaver HTML for the design of the web-based application, T-test and Microsoft Excel were used for the analysis of data collected. The study looked into the occupation, age range and the marital status of different categories of people living with the virus. It was discovered that there were quite large numbers of people who are living with the virus. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]