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On April 28, 2022 at 10:42:29 AM UTC, Gravatar Towera:
  • Removed author from Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2017 Q4


  • Removed author email from Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2017 Q4


  • Updated description of Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2017 Q4 to

    * Scale-up of integrated HIV services had reached the following number of sites: * __751__ static and 225 outreach HIV testing sites * __737__ (static) ART sites; 626 of these started at least one pregnant or breastfeeding woman and 706 started asymptomatic patients (Test & Treat) this quarter * __673__ sites with HIV-exposed children in follow-up * __977,745__ persons were tested for HIV and received their results; __234,211 (24%)__ accessed HIV testing for the first time; __743,524 (76%)__ were repeat testers and __38,146 (5%)__ of these received confirmatory testing (after having tested positive in the past). __32,052 (3.3%)__ clients received a positive result for the first time. * __23,189 (97%)__ of __23,866__ blood units collected were screened for (at least) HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis. * __146,974 (96%)__ of __150,893__ women at ANC had their HIV status ascertained; __11,173 (8%)__ of these were HIV positive. __140,583 (99%) of 141,479__ women at maternity had their HIV status ascertained __9,993 (7%)__ of these were HIV positive. * __29,245__ patients started ART this quarter; 61% were classified as asymptomatic / in WHO stage 1 and started under the new “Test & Treat” policy. * __745,532__ patients were alive and on ART by end of December 2017. This means that 71% of the estimated __1,051,000__ HIV positive population was on ART. 1 ART coverage was __65% (45,172 / 70,000)__ for children and __71% (700,360 / 981,000)__ for adults. * __57,561 (86%) of 67,137__ viral load results from routine monitoring were <1000 copies/ml. Viral suppression rates for routine samples among children (0-14 years) and adults (15+ years) were 53% and 88%, respectively. * __72%__ of adults and __75%__ of children were retained alive on ART at 12 months after initiation. * __646,635 (89%)__ of __724,270__ patients on first line adult ART were on TDF/3TC/EFV. * __12,472 4 (91%)__ of an estimated __13,700__ HIV infected pregnant women in Malawi were on ART this quarter. __8,342 (67%)__ of these were already on ART when getting pregnant and 4,130 (33%) started ART during pregnancy/delivery. * An additional __1,371__ breastfeeding women started ART in WHO stage 1 or 2.__81%, 73%, 69% and 63%__ of women started while pregnant or breastfeeding were retained on ART at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months after initiation, respectively.3 * __9,388 (7%)__ of infants discharged alive from maternity were known to be HIV exposed, __8,870 (94%)__ of these received ARV prophylaxis (nevirapine). __12,661__ were enrolled in exposed child follow-up before age 2 months. * A total of __12,695__ HIV exposed children were newly enrolled for follow-up this quarter.


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