Table 1.
Number of index cases and contact persons (CPs) receiving assisted partner notification services per year, and programme outcomes, 2007 to 2015, derived from aggregate data
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index persons (IPs) | 227 | 1610 | 2174 | 2587 | 2061 | 2409 | 2439 | 3030 | 2193 | 18,730 |
| IPs male (%)a | – | 464 (29) | 713 (33) | 873 (34) | 679 (33) | 775 (32) | 806 (33) | 766 (25) | 790 (36) | 5866 (31.7) |
| IPs female (%)a | – | 1146 (71) | 1461 (67) | 1713 (66) | 1382 (67) | 1634 (68) | 1633 (67) | 2264 (75) | 1403 (64) | 12,636 (68.3) |
| CPs | 278 | 1701 | 2384 | 2812 | 2476 | 3041 | 2710 | 3283 | 2372 | 21,057 |
| CPs male (%)a | – | 1182 (69) | 1616 (68) | 1899 (67) | 1593 (64) | 2038 (67) | 1773 (65) | 2404 (73) | 1466 (62) | 13,971 (67.2) |
| CPs female (%)a | – | 519 (31) | 768 (32) | 913 (33) | 883 (36) | 1003 (33) | 937 (35) | 879 (27) | 906 (38) | 6808 (32.8) |
| Number of named CP per IP | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| CPs notified | 167 | 1309 | 1742 | 2184 | 1416 | 1627 | 1336 | 1981 | 1105 | 12,867 |
| CPs tested | 110 | 1004 | 1477 | 1681 | 808 | 1139 | 863 | 1339 | 781 | 9202 |
| CPs HIV positive | 55 | 557 | 688 | 969 | 446 | 588 | 470 | 592 | 399 | 4764 |
| CPs HIV positive referred to care and treatment | 0 | 37 | 90 | 633 | 302 | 587 | 470 | 591 | 399 | 3112 |
| NNTIb | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 3.9 |
aSex distribution of IPs and CPs not available for 2007; bNNTI: number of IPs needed to interview to identify one CP with HIV.