Table 3.
Characteristics of HIV-exposed infants (HEI) and early infant diagnosis (EID) testing results
| Characteristic | Mentorship Only (Mar 07–Feb 08) N=4 |
Tingathe-Basic (Mar 08–Feb 09) N=114 |
Tingathe-PMTCT (Mar 09–Feb 11) N=1667 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration of intervention, (months) | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Average monthly rate of enrolment, (patients/month) | 0.33 | 9.5 | 70 |
| Gender, male, n (%) | 2 (50) | 56 (49) | 844 (48.8) |
| Median age at enrolment (IQR), (months) | 7.0 (6.4–7.5) | 5.2 (2.8–9.8) | 2.5 (1.6–4.8) |
| Initial PCR tests done, n (%) | 4 (100) | 112 (98.2) | 1657 (99.4) |
| PCR positive, n/N(%) | 0/4 (0) | 5/112 (4.5) | 97/1657 (5.9) |