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On April 28, 2022 at 9:34:25 AM UTC, Gravatar Towera:
  • Removed author from Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2017 Q3


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  • Updated description of Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2017 Q3 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; 615 of these started at least one pregnant or breastfeeding woman and 705 started asymptomatic patients (Test & Treat) this quarter * __671__ sites with HIV-exposed children in follow-up * __1,186,676__ persons were tested for HIV and received their results; __337,024 (28%)__ accessed HIV testing for the first time; __849,652 (72%)__ were repeat testers and __44,122 (5%)__ of these received confirmatory testing (after having tested positive in the past). __36,886 (3.2%)__ clients received a positive result for the first time. * __16,639 (96%)__ of __17,318__ blood units collected were screened for (at least) HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis. * __159,751 (98%)__ of__ 163,712__ women at ANC had their HIV status ascertained; __11,839 (7%)__ of these were HIV positive. __138,851 (99%)__ of __140,337__ women at maternity had their HIV status ascertained __10,096 (7%)__ of these were HIV positive. * __31,968__ patients started ART this quarter; 61% were classified as asymptomatic / in WHO stage 1 and started under the new “Test & Treat” policy. * __731,979__ patients were alive and on ART by end of September 2017. This means that 71% of the estimated __1,036,000__ HIV positive population was on ART. 1 ART coverage was __53% (53,345 / 101,000) __for children and __73% (678,634 / 935,000)__ for adults. * __54,138 (86%)__ of __62,864__ 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 58% and 89%, respectively. * __79%__ of adults and __79%__ 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 12.4) * __ 634,491 (93%)__ of __683,611__ patients on first line adult ART were on TDF/3TC/EFV. * __12,404 3 (94%)__ of an estimated __13,250__ HIV infected pregnant women in Malawi were on ART this quarter. __8,150 (66%)__ of these were already on ART when getting pregnant and 4,254 (34%) started ART during pregnancy/delivery. * An additional __1,476__ breastfeeding women started ART in WHO stage 1 or 2. * __82%, 77%, 69% and 65%__ of women started while pregnant or breastfeeding were retained on ART at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months after initiation, respectively. * __9,417 (7%)__ of infants discharged alive from maternity were known to be HIV exposed, __8,844 (94%)__ of these received ARV prophylaxis (nevirapine). __14,283__ were enrolled in exposed child follow-up before age 2 months. * A total of __14,310__ HIV exposed children were newly enrolled for follow-up this quarter.


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