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  • Updated description of Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2018 Q2 from

    * Scale-up of integrated HIV services had reached the following number of sites: * __752__ static and 225 outreach HIV testing sites * __744__ (static) ART sites; 617 of these started at least one pregnant or breastfeeding woman and 709 started asymptomatic patients (Test & Treat) this quarter * __681__ sites with HIV-exposed children in follow-up * __1,133,277__ persons were tested for HIV and received their results; __271,901 (24%)__ accessed HIV testing for the first time; __861,326 (74%)__ were repeat testers and __39,432 (5%)__ of these received confirmatory testing (after having tested positive in the past). __34,414 (3.1%)__ clients received a positive result for the first time. * __21,111 (97%)__ of __21,874__ blood units collected were screened for (at least) HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis. * __157,822 (98%)__ of __163,363__ women at ANC had their HIV status ascertained; __11,435 (8%)__ of these were HIV positive. __144,426 (99%)__ of __145,489__ women at maternity had their HIV status ascertained __10,253 (7%)__ of these were HIV positive. * __31,371__ patients started ART this quarter; 64% were classified as asymptomatic / in WHO stage 1 and started under the new “Test & Treat” policy. * __782,144__ patients were alive and on ART by end of June 2018. This means that 73% of the estimated __1,058,000__ HIV positive population was on ART. ART coverage was __68% (46,140 / 68,000)__ for children and __74% (736,004 / 990,000)__ for adults. * __67,710 (88%) of 76,911__ 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 55% and 89%, respectively. * __74%__ of adults and __78%__ of children were retained alive on ART at 12 months after initiation. * __675,538 (93%) of 730,071__ patients on first line adult ART were on TDF/3TC/EFV. * __12,474 4 (89%)__ of an estimated __14,000__ HIV infected pregnant women in Malawi were on ART this quarter. __8,668 (69%)__ of these were already on ART when getting pregnant and __3,806 (31%)__ started ART during pregnancy/delivery. * An additional __1,313__ breastfeeding women started ART in WHO stage 1 or 2. * __77%, 74%, 69% and 64%__ of women started while pregnant or breastfeeding were retained on ART at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months after initiation, respectively. * __9,550 (7%)__ of infants discharged alive from maternity were known to be HIV exposed, __9,039 (95%)__ of these received ARV prophylaxis (nevirapine). __11,405__ were enrolled in exposed child follow-up before age 2 months. * A total of __14,508__ HIV exposed children were newly enrolled for follow-up this quarter.
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    * Scale-up of integrated HIV services had reached the following number of sites: * __752__ static and 225 outreach HIV testing sites * __744__ (static) ART sites; 617 of these started at least one pregnant or breastfeeding woman and 709 started asymptomatic patients (Test & Treat) this quarter * __681__ sites with HIV-exposed children in follow-up * __1,133,277__ persons were tested for HIV and received their results; __271,901 (24%)__ accessed HIV testing for the first time; __861,326 (74%)__ were repeat testers and __39,432 (5%)__ of these received confirmatory testing (after having tested positive in the past). __34,414 (3.1%)__ clients received a positive result for the first time. * __21,111 (97%)__ of __21,874__ blood units collected were screened for (at least) HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis. * __157,822 (98%)__ of __163,363__ women at ANC had their HIV status ascertained; __11,435 (8%)__ of these were HIV positive. __144,426 (99%)__ of __145,489__ women at maternity had their HIV status ascertained __10,253 (7%)__ of these were HIV positive. * __31,371__ patients started ART this quarter; 64% were classified as asymptomatic / in WHO stage 1 and started under the new “Test & Treat” policy. * __782,144__ patients were alive and on ART by end of June 2018. This means that 73% of the estimated __1,058,000__ HIV positive population was on ART. ART coverage was __68% (46,140 / 68,000)__ for children and __74% (736,004 / 990,000)__ for adults. * __67,710 (88%) of 76,911__ 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 55% and 89%, respectively. * __74%__ of adults and __78%__ of children were retained alive on ART at 12 months after initiation. * __675,538 (93%) of 730,071__ patients on first line adult ART were on TDF/3TC/EFV. * __12,474 4 (89%)__ of an estimated __14,000__ HIV infected pregnant women in Malawi were on ART this quarter. __8,668 (69%)__ of these were already on ART when getting pregnant and __3,806 (31%)__ started ART during pregnancy/delivery. * An additional __1,313__ breastfeeding women started ART in WHO stage 1 or 2. * __77%, 74%, 69% and 64%__ of women started while pregnant or breastfeeding were retained on ART at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months after initiation, respectively. * __9,550 (7%)__ of infants discharged alive from maternity were known to be HIV exposed, __9,039 (95%)__ of these received ARV prophylaxis (nevirapine). __11,405__ were enrolled in exposed child follow-up before age 2 months. * A total of __14,508__ HIV exposed children were newly enrolled for follow-up this quarter.



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