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On April 27, 2022 at 7:57:44 AM UTC, Gravatar Towera:
  • Removed author from Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2013 Q4


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  • Updated description of Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2013 Q4 to

    A summary of the key achievements between October and December 2013 is provided below: * Scale-up of integrated HIV services had reached the following number of sites: * __825__ static (607 within and 218 outside of health facilities) and 534 outreach HTC sites * __689__ (static) ART sites * __594__ PMTCT sites (Option B+) * __634__ Pre-ART sites * __612__ sites with HIV-exposed child follow-up * __374,456__ persons were tested and counselled for HIV and __32,654 (9%)__ were HIV positive; __138,000 (37%)__ people tested for the first time. * __18,648 (97%)__ of __19,172__ blood units collected were screened for HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis. * __129,368 (83%)__ of __156,528__ women at ANC had their HIV status ascertained; __10,354 (8%)__ of these were HIV positive. __118,217 (91%) __of __128,675__ women at maternity had their HIV status ascertained; __9,066 (8%)__ of these were HIV positive. * _ 23,334__ patients started ART during this quarter; this is a 10% decline from the previous quarter (25,551). * __472,865__ patients were alive and on ART by end of December 2013. This is equivalent to 79% coverage of the estimated __602,000__ population in need of ART (all ages).1 Estimated ART coverage among children (<15 years) and adults was 48% and 84%, respectively. * __78%__ of adults and __81%__ of children were retained alive on ART at 12 months after initiation. * __ 381,477 (87%)__ of __424,961__ on first line adult ART were on regimen 5A (TDF/3TC/EFV). * The proportion of ART patients with documented side effects was 2%. This is a significant decline from 7% before transition to 5A. * A total of __11,815__ HIV positive pregnant women were on ART: __5,271 (45%)__ of these were already on ART when getting pregnant and __6,544 (57%)__ started ART during pregnancy/delivery. This is equivalent to 75% ART coverage among the estimated __15,750__ HIV infected pregnant women in Malawi this quarter. * An additional __1,721__ breastfeeding women started ART due to Option B+ (in WHO stage 1/2) * __5,798 (79%)__ of __7,952__ women started under Option B+ were retained at 6 months after ART initiation; __5,280 (73%)__ of __8,012__ were retained at 12 months after ART initiation; __7,452 (71%)__ of __11,714__ were retained at 24 months after ART initiation. This confirms for the first time that a high proportion of women started under Option B+ remain on ART beyond the cessation of breastfeeding. * __8,663 (8%)__ of infants discharged alive from maternity were known to be HIV exposed, __7,793 (90%)__ of these received ARV prophylaxis (nevirapine). __5,487 (63%)__ were enrolled in exposed child follow-up before age 2 months. * A total of __9,207__ HIV exposed children and __7,735__ pre-ART patients were enrolled for followup in HIV Care Clinics (HCC) during this quarter. * __117__ medical staff were newly trained and certified in PMTCT/ART this quarter. This brings the total number trained in the 2011 ART/PMTCT guidelines to __6,162__.


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