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Table 1 Evidence-based strategies selected and implemented for finding children living with HIV in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria

From: Improved access to HIV diagnosis and linkage to antiretroviral therapy among children in Southern Nigeria: a before-after study

Evidence-based testing strategies selected

Setting

< 1 year

1–4 years

5–9 years

10–14 years

Provider-initiated testing and counselling [21]

Facility and community

×

×

×

×

Orphans and vulnerable children testing [22]

Community only

 

×

×

×

Family-based index testing [23, 24]

Facility and community

 

×

×

×

Early infant diagnosis [EID] [23]

Facility only

×

   

*Community-driven EID [24]

Community only

×

   

Community-based testing [21]

Community only

 

×

×

×

  1. * Strategy introduced during the implementation