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editorial
. 2019 Aug 7;17:100116. doi: 10.1016/j.jctube.2019.100116

Table 2.

HIVQUAL measures – Namibia.

Indicator Definition
1. Clinic visits and retention Percentage of patients on ART with a clinical visit during the last 3 months
2. Pre-ART monitoring The proportion of Pre-ART patients with CD4 monitoring completed in the past 6 months.
3. Viral load monitoring on ART The proportion of patients with a viral load test completed in the past 6 months.
4. New ART initiation The proportion of eligible patients who were initiated on ART within the past 6 months.
5. TB screening The proportion of patients with documented TB screening result at each clinic visit within the past 6 months.
6. Isoniazid prophylactic therapy Proportion of eligible patients currently on isoniazid prophylactic therapy during the past 6 months.
7. Cotrimoxazole prophylactic therapy Proportion of patients with CD4≤250 or WHO clinical stages 3 or 4 prescribed cotrimoxazole prophylactic therapy during the past six months.
8. ART adherence assessment Proportion of patients who received an adherence assessment at each of their clinic visits during the past 6 months.
9. Nutritional assessment Proportion of patients who were administered a nutrition assessment during their last clinic visit
10. Alcohol screening Proportion of patients screened for alcohol use in the last 6 months.
11. Family planning assessment Proportion of patients aged 15–49 who were assessed for their family planning status.
12. STI screening Proportion of patients aged 15–49 years screened for genital ulcers and urethral/vaginal discharge in the past 6 months.
13. Cervical cancer screening Proportion of female patients older than 15 years who had a documented cervical cancer screening result not older than 15 months.