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On April 28, 2022 at 1:43:28 PM UTC, Gravatar Towera:
  • Removed author from Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2018 Q4


  • Removed author email from Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2018 Q4


  • Updated description of Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2018 Q4 to

    * Scale-up of integrated HIV services had reached the following number of sites: * __757__ static and 225 outreach HIV testing sites * __750__ (static) ART sites; __632__ of these started at least one pregnant or breastfeeding woman and 720 started asymptomatic patients (Test & Treat) this quarter * __686__ sites with HIV-exposed children in follow-up * __1,106,090__ persons were tested for HIV and received their results; __251,497 (23%)__ accessed HIV testing for the first time; __854,593 (77%)__ were repeat testers and __34,777 (3%)__ of these received confirmatory testing (after having tested positive in the past). __31,089 (2.9%)__ clients received a positive result for the first time. * __24,354 (99%)__ of __25,174__ blood units collected were screened for (at least) HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis. * __156,321 (98%)__ of __159,118__ women at ANC had their HIV status ascertained; __11,669 (7%)__ of these were HIV positive. __135,236 (95%)__ of __142,860__ at maternity had their HIV status ascertained __10,589 (8%)__ of these were HIV positive. * __28,858__ patients started ART this quarter; 64% were classified as asymptomatic / in WHO stage 1 and started under the “Test & Treat” policy. * __805,232__ patients were alive and on ART by end of December 2018. This means that 76% of the estimated __1,064,676__ HIV positive population was on ART. 2 ART coverage was __68% (45,450 / 66,948)__ for children and __76% (759,782 / 997,727)__ for adults. * __78,354 (90%) of 86,944__ 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 61% and 92%, respectively. * __72%__ of adults and __75%__ of children were retained alive on ART at 12 months after initiation. * Out of __750,477__ patients on first line adult ART __689,148 (92%)__ were on TDF/3TC/EFV and 3,193 (<1%) had transitioned to TDF/3TC/DTG. * __12,317 5 (88%)__ of an estimated __14,000__ HIV infected pregnant women in Malawi were on ART this quarter. __8,959 (73%)__ of these were already on ART when getting pregnant and __3,358 (27%)__ started ART during pregnancy/delivery. * An additional __1,253__breastfeeding women started ART in WHO stage 1 or 2. * __76%, 71%, 67% and 62%__ of women started while pregnant or breastfeeding were retained on ART at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months after initiation, respectively. * __9,533 (7%)__ of infants discharged alive from maternity were known to be HIV exposed, __9,017 (95%)__ of these received ARV prophylaxis (nevirapine).


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