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)
| 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% | |
CLHIV _ Children Living with HIV