Background data |
Estimated proportion of jail detainees completing HIV testing prior to the rapid HIV testing program, % |
0.4 |
10 |
12 |
Estimated HIV prevalence within jailed population, % |
1—2 |
3—4 |
5—6 |
Estimated proportion of detainees released within 30 d, % |
50 |
60 |
55 |
Rapid HIV testing program |
Dates of rapid HIV testing program data |
May 2008— |
2009 |
2009 |
|
April 2009 |
|
|
Jail admissions |
72 000 |
39 181 |
17 903 |
Detainees offered rapid HIV testing, no. (%) |
9268 (13) |
39 181 (100) |
15 982 (89) |
Rapid HIV testing completed, no. (%) |
2066 (22) |
27 000 (69) |
12 546 (79) |
Positive rapid HIV test results, no. (%) |
42 (2.0) |
156 (0.6) |
106 (0.8) |
Confirmatory test not completed, no. (%) |
11 (26) |
9 (6) |
10 (9) |
Confirmatory test completed, no. (%) |
31 (74) |
147 (94) |
96 (91) |
HIV infection confirmed, no. (%) |
26 (84) |
147 (100) |
89 (93) |
New HIV diagnosis, no. (%) |
7 (23) |
75 (51) |
60 (63) |
Completed rapid HIV testing with new HIV diagnosis, % |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |