Abstract:
This research aimed at fitting canonical correlation model that is capable of determining
whether literacy level, age, marital status and gender are risk factors for HIV/AIDs. The
data used
is obtained from Heart to Heart center situated in General Hospital Minna,
Niger State in June 2013. The Statistical package used to analyze the data is NCSS
(Number Cruncher Statistical System) 2007 package and the result shows that the first
set of vari
ables m
easured the correlation of
0.2972 with the proportion
of variability of
50.7% and the second set m
easured the correlation of
0.1412 with the pr
oportion of
variability of
49.3% . Hence, concluded that marital status and gender are risk factors
of HIV/AIDs and
implies that the prevalence of HIV/AIDS is higher among the married
men.
. I finally recommended that there is a need for the government to enact a Law that
will make it mandatory for the two partners to undergo the HIV/AIDS test.
