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On April 28, 2022 at 6:49:30 AM UTC, Gravatar Towera:
  • Removed author from Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2016 Q1


  • Removed author email from Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2016 Q1


  • Updated description of Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2016 Q1 to

    A summary of the key achievements between January and March 2016 is provided below: * Scale-up of integrated HIV services had reached the following number of sites: * __724__ static (579 within, 145 outside of health facilities) and 188 outreach HTC sites * __724__ (static) ART sites * __631__ PMTCT sites (Option B+, all included in ART sites above) * __661__ Pre-ART sites * __653__ sites with HIV-exposed child follow-up * __862,157__ persons were tested for HIV and received their results; __270,252 (31%)__ accessed HTC for the first time; __591,905 (69%)__ were repeat testers and __30,048 (5%)__ of these received confirmatory testing (after having tested positive in the past). __41,901 (5%)__ clients received a positive result for the first time. * __22,727 (97%)__ of __23,335__ blood units collected were screened for (at least) HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis. * __147,765 (95%)__ of __156,222__ women at ANC had their HIV status ascertained; __11,567 (9%)__ of these were HIV positive. __120,777 (98%)__ of __123,203__ women at maternity had their HIV status ascertained __9,408 (8%)__ of these were HIV positive. * __28,052__ patients started ART this quarter. * __611,031__ patients were alive and on ART by end of March 2016. This means that 62% of the estimated __979,000__ HIV positive population was on ART. 1 ART coverage was __61% (49,672 / 81,000)__ for children and __63% (561,359 / 898,000)__ for adults. * __76%__ of adults and __74%__ of children were retained alive on ART at 12 months after initiation. Actual retention rates are thought to be about 10% higher due to misclassification of ‘silent transfers’ as defaulters in clinic-based survival/retention analysis. (see section 15.4) * __532,156 (93%)__ of __599,315__ patients on first line adult ART were on regimen 5A (TDF/3TC/EFV). * __11,715 3 (87%)__ of an estimated __13,500__ HIV infected pregnant women in Malawi were on ART this quarter. __7,074 (60%)__ of these were already on ART when getting pregnant and __4,641 (40%)__ started ART during pregnancy/delivery. * An additional __1,864__ breastfeeding women started ART due to Option B+ (in WHO stage 1/2) * __ 75%, 69%, 66% and 65%__ of women started under Option B+ were retained on ART at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months after initiation, respectively. * __8,784 (8%)__ of infants discharged alive from maternity were known to be HIV exposed, __8,332 (95%)__ of these received ARV prophylaxis (nevirapine). __8,329 (95%)__ were enrolled in exposed child follow-up before age 2 months. * __12,296__ HIV exposed children and __7,047__ pre-ART patients were enrolled for follow-up in HIV Care Clinics (HCC) during this quarter.


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