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  • Updated description of Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2014 Q2 from

    This is the 11th quarterly HIV Program report after implementation of the 2011 Integrated Clinical HIV Guidelines in July 2011. A summary of the key achievements between April and June 2014 is provided below: * Scale-up of integrated HIV services had reached the following number of sites: * __724__ static (579 within and 145 outside of health facilities) and 188 outreach HTC sites *__700__ (static) ART sites *__615__ PMTCT sites (Option B+, all included in ART sites above) *__647__ Pre-ART sites * __629__ sites with HIV-exposed child follow-up * __435,976__ persons were tested and counselled for HIV; __136,952 (31%)__ accessed HTC for the first time; __299,024 (69%)__ were repeat testers and __8,017 (3%)__ of these received confirmatory testing (after having tested positive in the past). This is equivalent to __27%__ confirmatory testing coverage among __29,260__ patients initiating ART this quarter. __29,320 (7%)__ clients received a positive result for the first time. * __18,999 (94%)__ of __20,160__ blood units collected were screened for (at least) HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis. * __120,022 (83%)__ of 1__44,408__ women at ANC had their HIV status ascertained; __9,146 (8%)__ of these were HIV positive. __114,585 (95%)__ of __120,794__ women at maternity had their HIV status ascertained; 8,407 (7%) of these were HIV positive. * __29,260__ patients started ART this quarter. This 15% increase from the previous quarter __(25,363)__ was due to implementation of new ART eligibility criteria in April 2014. * __505,123__ patients were alive and on ART by end of June 2014. This means that 51% of the estimated 1 million HIV positive population was on ART. 1 Estimated ART coverage among people in need for treatment was __40% (43,931 / 110,000)__for children (<15 years) and __81% (461,192 / 570,000)__ for adults. * __77%__ of adults and __80%__ of children were retained alive on ART at 12 months after initiation. * __436,724 (93%)__ of __469,613__ patients on first line adult ART were on regimen 5A (TDF/3TC/EFV). * __9,406 2 (76%)__ of an estimated __12,425__ HIV infected pregnant women in Malawi were on ART this quarter. __4,882 (52%)__ of these were already on ART when getting pregnant and __4,524 (48%)__ started ART during pregnancy/delivery. * An additional __1,427__breastfeeding women started ART due to Option B+ (in WHO stage 1/2) * __76%__, __71%__ and __70%__ of women started under Option B+ were retained on ART at 6, 12 and 24 months after initiation, respectively. * __7,743 (7%)__ of infants discharged alive from maternity were known to be HIV exposed, __7,190 (93%)__ of these received ARV prophylaxis (nevirapine). __5,427 (70%)__ were enrolled in exposed child follow-up before age 2 months. * A total of __9,153__ HIV exposed children and __7,285__ pre-ART patients were enrolled for followup in HIV Care Clinics (HCC) during this quarter.
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    This is the 11th quarterly HIV Program report after implementation of the 2011 Integrated Clinical HIV Guidelines in July 2011. A summary of the key achievements between April and June 2014 is provided below: * Scale-up of integrated HIV services had reached the following number of sites: * __724__ static (579 within and 145 outside of health facilities) and 188 outreach HTC sites * __700__ (static) ART sites * __615__ PMTCT sites (Option B+, all included in ART sites above) * __647__ Pre-ART sites * __629__ sites with HIV-exposed child follow-up * __435,976__ persons were tested and counselled for HIV; __136,952 (31%)__ accessed HTC for the first time; __299,024 (69%)__ were repeat testers and __8,017 (3%)__ of these received confirmatory testing (after having tested positive in the past). This is equivalent to __27%__ confirmatory testing coverage among __29,260__ patients initiating ART this quarter. __29,320 (7%)__ clients received a positive result for the first time. * __18,999 (94%)__ of __20,160__ blood units collected were screened for (at least) HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis. * __120,022 (83%)__ of 1__44,408__ women at ANC had their HIV status ascertained; __9,146 (8%)__ of these were HIV positive. __114,585 (95%)__ of __120,794__ women at maternity had their HIV status ascertained; 8,407 (7%) of these were HIV positive. * __29,260__ patients started ART this quarter. This 15% increase from the previous quarter __(25,363)__ was due to implementation of new ART eligibility criteria in April 2014. * __505,123__ patients were alive and on ART by end of June 2014. This means that 51% of the estimated 1 million HIV positive population was on ART. 1 Estimated ART coverage among people in need for treatment was __40% (43,931 / 110,000)__for children (<15 years) and __81% (461,192 / 570,000)__ for adults. * __77%__ of adults and __80%__ of children were retained alive on ART at 12 months after initiation. * __436,724 (93%)__ of __469,613__ patients on first line adult ART were on regimen 5A (TDF/3TC/EFV). * __9,406 2 (76%)__ of an estimated __12,425__ HIV infected pregnant women in Malawi were on ART this quarter. __4,882 (52%)__ of these were already on ART when getting pregnant and __4,524 (48%)__ started ART during pregnancy/delivery. * An additional __1,427__breastfeeding women started ART due to Option B+ (in WHO stage 1/2) * __76%__, __71%__ and __70%__ of women started under Option B+ were retained on ART at 6, 12 and 24 months after initiation, respectively. * __7,743 (7%)__ of infants discharged alive from maternity were known to be HIV exposed, __7,190 (93%)__ of these received ARV prophylaxis (nevirapine). __5,427 (70%)__ were enrolled in exposed child follow-up before age 2 months. * A total of __9,153__ HIV exposed children and __7,285__ pre-ART patients were enrolled for followup in HIV Care Clinics (HCC) during this quarter.


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