Table 3 Caregiver and healthcare worker views on confirmatory testing in children living with HIV in selected health facilities in Addis Ababa and Amhara regions, Ethiopia at three-month follow-up, May 2017 to June 2018
Caregiver perception | Number (N = 34)+ | Percent (col %) |
|---|---|---|
If confirmatory test done before initiation of treatment, the confirmatory test make you feel better about the results | ||
Yes | 19 | 55.9 |
No | 3 | 8.8 |
I felt the same | 12 | 35.3 |
If confirmatory test done before initiation of treatment, you were satisfied with your experience in the process of retesting of your child to confirm his/her HIV status before initiation of treatment | ||
Yes | 30 | 88.2 |
No | 4 | 11.8 |
I felt the same | 0 | 0.0 |
Confirmatory HIV test result | ||
Positive | 34 | 100.0 |
Negative | 0 | 0.0 |
Healthcare worker perception | Number (N = 40) | Percent (%) |
Confirmatory testing is important before initiation of ART | ||
Yes | 37 | 92.5% |
No | 2 | 5% |
Not sure | 1 | 2.5% |
Comfortable discussing confirmatory testing with caregivers | ||
Yes | 39 | 97.5% |
No | 1 | 2.5% |
Perceived reaction of most patients about being offered confirmatory testing to confirm HIV status in their children? | ||
Comfortable | 31 | 77.5% |
Did not like it | 9 | 22.5% |
Felt better about results after conducting confirmatory testing | ||
Yes | 39 | 97.5% |
No | 1 | 2.5% |
Felt better about starting children on ART after conducting confirmatory testing | ||
Yes | 36 | 90.0% |
No | 4 | 10.0% |
Confirmatory testing made the caregivers feel better about the results | ||
Yes | 32 | 80.0% |
No | 8 | 20.0% |
Task of conducting confirmatory testing was burdensome | ||
Yes | 13 | 32.5% |
No | 27 | 67.5% |
Adequate space at ART clinic to conduct confirmatory testing | ||
Yes | 26 | 65.0% |
No | 14 | 35.0% |
If no adequate space, where is the best place to conduct confirmatory testing to confirm HIV status of children? (n = 14) | ||
Laboratory | 2 | 14.3% |
Voluntary counseling and testing clinic | 2 | 14.3% |
Other* | 10 | 71.4% |
If space at ART clinic is adequate, who should do confirmatory testing at the ART clinic? (n = 26) | ||
ART provider | 18 | 69.2% |
Separate person assigned | 4 | 15.4% |
Other | 4 | 15.4% |
Current register is adequate to capture the new information | ||
Yes | 22 | 55% |
Not adequate | 16 | 40% |
Not available | 2 | 5% |