Table 5. Comparison of various HIV screening tests conducted in Singapore.
3 HIV Screening Strategies | Number of Individuals Tested | Group Tested | HIV Testing uptake, % | Proportion of HIV among those tested, % |
A | 6,903 | High risk | - | 1.8% |
B | 8,868 | Low to High risk | 21% | 0.18% |
C | 15,945 | Low risk | 99.42% | 0.05% |
A : January 2007 to December 2007: Action For AIDS (AFA)- Anonymous Testing Site6 : [MSM-5.7%, Heterosexual male-0.8%, Heterosexual female- 0.4%].
B: January 2009 to December 2010.
TTSH- Routine Voluntary Opt Out Inpatient HIV testing Program (This study).
C: January 2010 to December 2010 to Antenatal Screening From acute public hospitals and polyclinics (Data from Communicable Disease Division, MOH, Singapore 2010).