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  • Updated description of Malawi Integrated HIV Program Report 2018 Q1 from

    * Scale-up of integrated HIV services had reached the following number of sites: * __751__ static and 225 outreach HIV testing sites *__739__ (static) ART sites; 642 of these started at least one pregnant or breastfeeding woman and 712 started asymptomatic patients (Test & Treat) this quarter * __676__ sites with HIV-exposed children in follow-up * __1,142,872__ persons were tested for HIV and received their results; __293,291 (25%)__ accessed HIV testing for the first time; __892,501 (75%)__ were repeat testers and __44,335 (4%)__ of these received confirmatory testing (after having tested positive in the past). __38,048 (3.3%)__ clients received a positive result for the first time. * __22,063 (98%)__ of __22,473__ blood units collected were screened for (at least) HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis. * __161,570 (96%)__ of __164,759__ women at ANC had their HIV status ascertained; __12,203 (8%)__ of these were HIV positive. __144,710 (99%)__ of __145,576__ women at maternity had their HIV status ascertained 10,583 (7%) of these were HIV positive. * __35,277__ patients started ART this quarter; __62%__ were classified as asymptomatic / in WHO stage 1 and started under the new “Test & Treat” policy. * __767,452__ patients were alive and on ART by end of March 2018. This means that 73% of the estimated __1,055,000__ HIV positive population was on ART. ART coverage was __67% (46,186 / 69,000)__ for children and __73% (721,266 / 986,000)__ for adults. * __61,237 (86%) of 70,830__ 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. * __75%__ of adults and __75%__ of children were retained alive on ART at 12 months after initiation. * __664,458 (89%)__ of __743,818__ patients on first line adult ART were on TDF/3TC/EFV. * __13,327(95%)__ of an estimated __14,000__ HIV infected pregnant women in Malawi were on ART this quarter. __9,051 (68%)__ of these were already on ART when getting pregnant and __4,276 (32%)__ started ART during pregnancy/delivery. * An additional __1,707__ breastfeeding women started ART in WHO stage 1 or 2. * __79%, 74%, 68% and 63%__ of women started while pregnant or breastfeeding were retained on ART at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months after initiation, respectively. * __9,801 (7%)__ of infants discharged alive from maternity were known to be HIV exposed, __9,348 (95%)__ of these received ARV prophylaxis (nevirapine). 11,796 were enrolled in exposed child follow-up before age 2 months. * A total of __15,177__ 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: * __751__ static and 225 outreach HIV testing sites * __739__ (static) ART sites; 642 of these started at least one pregnant or breastfeeding woman and 712 started asymptomatic patients (Test & Treat) this quarter * __676__ sites with HIV-exposed children in follow-up * __1,142,872__ persons were tested for HIV and received their results; __293,291 (25%)__ accessed HIV testing for the first time; __892,501 (75%)__ were repeat testers and __44,335 (4%)__ of these received confirmatory testing (after having tested positive in the past). __38,048 (3.3%)__ clients received a positive result for the first time. * __22,063 (98%)__ of __22,473__ blood units collected were screened for (at least) HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis. * __161,570 (96%)__ of __164,759__ women at ANC had their HIV status ascertained; __12,203 (8%)__ of these were HIV positive. __144,710 (99%)__ of __145,576__ women at maternity had their HIV status ascertained 10,583 (7%) of these were HIV positive. * __35,277__ patients started ART this quarter; __62%__ were classified as asymptomatic / in WHO stage 1 and started under the new “Test & Treat” policy. * __767,452__ patients were alive and on ART by end of March 2018. This means that 73% of the estimated __1,055,000__ HIV positive population was on ART. ART coverage was __67% (46,186 / 69,000)__ for children and __73% (721,266 / 986,000)__ for adults. * __61,237 (86%) of 70,830__ 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. * __75%__ of adults and __75%__ of children were retained alive on ART at 12 months after initiation. * __664,458 (89%)__ of __743,818__ patients on first line adult ART were on TDF/3TC/EFV. * __13,327(95%)__ of an estimated __14,000__ HIV infected pregnant women in Malawi were on ART this quarter. __9,051 (68%)__ of these were already on ART when getting pregnant and __4,276 (32%)__ started ART during pregnancy/delivery. * An additional __1,707__ breastfeeding women started ART in WHO stage 1 or 2. * __79%, 74%, 68% and 63%__ of women started while pregnant or breastfeeding were retained on ART at 6, 12, 24 and 36 months after initiation, respectively. * __9,801 (7%)__ of infants discharged alive from maternity were known to be HIV exposed, __9,348 (95%)__ of these received ARV prophylaxis (nevirapine). 11,796 were enrolled in exposed child follow-up before age 2 months. * A total of __15,177__ HIV exposed children were newly enrolled for follow-up this quarter.



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