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| SN | Ref: author (year) | Study design | Study population and location | Objectives |
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| (1) | 1999: Fawole et al. | Quasi-experimental study | Secondary students in South West Nigeria | To assess the effect of educational intervention on attitudes of students to people living with HIV/AIDS |
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| (2) | 2000: Uwakwe | Quasi-experimental study | Student nurses in SW Nigeria | To investigate the effect of educational program on attitudes and behaviour regarding HIV/AIDS |
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| (3) | 2002: Alubo et al. | Qualitative study | Community members in southern part of Benue State, North Central Nigeria | To document the perceptions of PLHIV, family, and community members about HIV stigma |
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| (4) | 2002: Ezedinachi et al. | Quasi-experimental study | Facility-based among health workers in South South Nigeria | To assess the effect of educational intervention on knowledge and attitudes of workers to PLHIV |
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| (5) | 2003: Adebajo et al. | Cross-sectional survey | Nurses and medical lab scientists in public health facilities in Lagos, South West, Nigeria | To document attitudes to PLHIV |
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| (6) | 2005: Adedigba et al. | Cross-sectional study | Oral health workers in Osun State, South West Nigeria | Assessed KAP of infection control in managing HIV-infected patients |
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| (7) | 2005: Reis et al. | Cross-sectional survey | Health workers at a tertiary facility in 4 states of Nigeria | To assess the extent of discrimination against PLHIV |
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| (8) | 2006: Adeokun et al. | HIV surveillance project | Market women in Ibadan and Ogbomosho, South West Nigeria | To assess the effect of behavioural change intervention on HIV stigma and discrimination |
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| (9) | 2007: Babalola | Cross-sectional survey | Population-based sample, Bauchi (North East) and Kano (North West), Nigeria | To assess the relationship between individual perceived stigma, community stigma (social norm), and attitude to VCT. Male and females were analysed separately
Stigma was used as main IV |
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| (10) | 2008: Bukar et al. | Cross-sectional study among | Dental professionals in one state in each region of Nigeria | To investigate discrimination against PLHIV among dental professionals |
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| (11) | 2008: Lapinski and Nwulu | Field experiment: Group 1 exposed to a film versus another group not exposed | Community-based study, Abuja, North Central Nigeria | The assess the efficacy of an education-entertainment intervention (film) on HIV risk perceptions and perceived stigma |
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| (12) | 2009: Adewuya et al. | Cross-sectional study | PLHIV at a private HIV/AIDS care centre in South West Nigeria | Determine prevalence and factors associated with PTSD induced by a stigmatising event among PLHIV |
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| (13) | 2009: Babalola et al. | Secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey-National HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Survey (NARHS) 2005 | Population-based nationally representative sample | To determine the relationship between media exposure, community media saturation, and accepting attitudes to PLHIV in Nigeria |
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| (14) | 2009: Sadoh et al. | Cross-sectional study | Healthcare workers at a facility in South Eastern Nigeria | To document the attitude of health workers to colleagues infected with HIV |
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| (15) | 2010: Fakolade et al. | Secondary analysis of NARHS 2003, 2005, and 2007 data | Population-based nationally representative sample | Assess the impact of mass media exposure on HIV stigma and discrimination |
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| (16) | 2010: Mbonu et al. | Qualitative method: in-depth interview (IDI) | Community members, healthcare workers and PLHIV in Port-Harcourt, South South Nigeria | To explore power-related differences between men and women in their reactions to people living with HIV/AIDS at family, community, and societal (institutional) level |
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| (17) | 2010: Smith and Mbakwem | IDI and observation in 2004, 2006, and 2007 | PLHIV selected from a tertiary treatment facility in Owerri, South East Nigeria | To explore the reproductive life of HIV-positive men and women and understand how they balance medical advice with societal expectations about marriage and reproduction |
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| (18) | 2011: Adebayo et al. | Secondary analysis of NARHS 2003, 2005, and 2007 data | Population-based nationally representative sample | Explore levels, trends, and geographical variations in accepting attitude to PLHIV (stigma measure) |
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| (19) | 2011: Winskell et al. | Textual analysis of narratives from a writing contest on HIV stigma | Youth participants, Enugu, South East Nigeria | Compare social representation of symbolic stigma (moralistic blaming and shaming of those infected) across 6 countries |
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| (20) | 2012: Owolabi et al. | Cross-sectional study | PLHIV at a tertiary treatment facility in Ilorin North Central, Nigeria | Describe the level of stigma and discrimination faced by ART patients |
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| (21) | 2013: Blessed and Ogbalu | Cross-sectional study | PLHIV at a tertiary facility in SE Nigeria | Describe the forms of stigma experienced by PLHIV |
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| (22) | 2013: Kavanaugh et al. | Cross-sectional study | Community-based sample; Lagos (South West), Benue (North Central), Kaduna (North West), and Enugu (South West) | Describe community attitudes towards possible outcomes of pregnancy by HIV-positive women (abortion or birth) |
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| (23) | 2013: Odimegwu et al. | Mixed-method cross-sectional study | Community-based; Osogbo (South West) and Orlu (South East) Nigeria | Describe attitude of community members to PLHIV and how this affects VCT uptake |
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| (24) | 2013: Okoror et al. | Qualitative exploration (FGD and IDI) | Community-based organisation in South West Nigeria | Explore how stigma affects ART adherence and the effect of ART on perceived stigma |
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| (25) | 2013: Sekoni and Owoaje | Cross-sectional study | Healthcare workers at Primary Healthcare Centres in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria | To investigate stigma and discrimination against PLWHA among PHC workers |
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| (26) | 2014: Aransiola et al. | Qualitative study | PLHIV at a secondary health facility in South West Nigeria | To explore stigma and other survival challenges among ART patients |
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| (27) | 2014: Olalekan et al. | Qualitative study | PLHIV at a facility in Lagos, South West Nigeria | To explore the perceptions of PLHIV about societal stigma associated with HIV |
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| (28) | 2014: Omosanya et al. | Cross-sectional study | PLHIV, tertiary facility in South West Nigeria | To investigate the relationship between HIV stigma and ART adherence |
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| (29) | 2014: Onyebuchi-Iwudibia and Brown | Cross-sectional study | PLHIV; treatment facility in Enugu, South East Nigeria | To determine prevalence of depression and its association with HIV-related stigma |
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| (30) | 2015: Dahlui et al. | Secondary analysis of Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2013 data | Population-based nationally representative sample | Describe the level of stigma against PLHIV in Nigeria |
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| (31) | 2015: Schwartz et al. | Longitudinal study among | MSM at a secured clinic setting in Abuja, North Central Nigeria | To investigate the effect of the same-sex prohibition act on stigma and discrimination against MSM in Nigeria |
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| (32) | 2016: Olley et al. | Cross-sectional study | PLHIV, tertiary treatment facility in Akure, South West, Nigeria | To investigate the mediating or moderating role of anticipated discrimination in the relationship between HIV-related stigma and status disclosure |
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