Table 1.
Performance of the HIV algorithm in identifying those children where antiretroviral treatment (ART) is indicated
| ART indicated (n = 76) |
Number | % (95% CI) |
Number Identified by algorithma | Proportion identified by algorithm % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicated by CD4<20% | 22 | 8.9 (19.0 - 41.2) |
18 | 81.8 (59.4 - 93.3) |
| Indicated by WHO clinical stage 3 or 4 | 60 | 78.9 (67.4 - 87.2) |
50 | 83.3 (70.0 - 91.5) |
| Total ART indicated | 63 | 82.9 (71.2 - 90.5) |
52 | 82.5 (69.4-90.8) |
| ART not indicated by CD4 count or clinical staging | 6 | 1 | ||
| ART not indicated by clinical staging, CD4 not available | 6 | 1 | ||
| Already on ART | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 76 | 54 | 71.1 (59.5 - 80.4) |
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a classified as suspected symptomatic HIV