Table 1.
Uptake of HIV services among children and adolescents in three hospitals in Cameroon, ASPA study, July 2015–November 2016
| HIV services | tPITC | bPITC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limbe | Abong-Mbang | Ndop | Total | Limbe | Abong-Mbang | Ndop | Total | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n | |
| Children and adolescents enrolled | 552 (27.7) | 400 (20.1) | 1038 (52.1) | 1990 | 1205 (44.1) | 623 (22.8) | 901 (33.0) | 2729 |
| Children and adolescents tested for HIV in the hospital | 257 (27.6) | 212 (22.7) | 462 (49.6) | 931 | 951 (38.5) | 619 (25.1) | 895 (36.3) | 2465 |
| Children and adolescents tested for HIV in the community (only tPITC) | 43 (21.7) | 140 (70.7) | 15 (7.5) | 198 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Children tested for HIV (both community and hospital) | 300 (26.5) | 352 (31.1) | 477 (42.2) | 1129 | 951 (38.5) | 619 (25.1) | 895 (36.3) | 2465 |
| Children and adolescents tested HIV+ in the community | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Children and adolescents tested HIV+ in the hospital | 5 (12.8) | 13 (33.3) | 21 (53.8) | 39 | 14 (35.0) | 21 (52.5) | 5 (12.5) | 40 |
| Children and adolescents tested HIV+ (both hospital and community) | 5 (12.5) | 14 (35.0) | 21 (52.5) | 40 | 14 (35.0) | 21 (52.5) | 5 (12.5) | 40 |
| Children and adolescents initiated on ART | 1 (2.9) | 13 (38.2) | 20 (58.8) | 34 | 3 (14.2) | 16 (76.1) | 2 (9.5) | 21 |
N/A Not applicable