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Table 3 Contribution of strategies used during the implementation period to the number of children tested, CLHIV identified, and HIV positivity yield, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria (July-September 2021)

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

Targeted testing strategies

Tested and received HIV result

Identified CLHIV

Positivity rate

 

(n = 54,821)

% Contribution to case finding

(n = 844)

% Contribution to case identification

Provider-initiated testing and counselling (PITC)

     

Facility PITC

5250

9.6%

22

2.6%

0.4%

Community PITC

38

0.1%

1

0.1%

2.6%

Family-based index testing

     

Facility index testing

4276

7.8%

75

8.9%

1.8%

Community index testing

14,035

25.6%

431

51.1%

3.1%

Orphans and vulnerable children testing

     

Testing for orphans and vulnerable children

3228

5.9%

7

0.8%

0.2%

Community-based testing

     

Community-based testing

27,460

50.1%

277

32.8%

1.0%

Early infant diagnosis testing

     

Early infant diagnosis testing

534

1.0%

31

3.7%

5.8%

  1. CLHIV _ Children Living with HIV