Table 1. Characteristics of patients attending HTS.
| Median/IQRƗ / % (N = 11 337) | |
|---|---|
| Median age | 28 years (IQR 23–34) |
| Median age for females | 27 years (IQR 23–33) |
| Median age for males | 31 years (IQR 24–42) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 8987 (79.3%) |
| Male | 2042 (18.0%) |
| Indeterminate/Unknown | 23 (0.2%) |
| No entry | 285 (2.5%) |
| Reason for accessing HIV service | |
| Antenatal care 1st visit | 2414 (21.3%) |
| 20-week antenatal repeat visit | 637 (5.6%) |
| 32-week antenatal repeat visit | 1465 (12.9%) |
| Provider-initiated counselling and testing (PICT)—other services | 2849 (25.1%) |
| Self-referred | 597 (5.2%) |
| HIV exposed infants | 340 (3.0%) |
| Provider-initiated counselling and testing (PICT)—TB services | 75 (0.7%) |
| Perinatal (delivery)/Baby other | 3 (0.03%) |
| No entry | 2957 (26.1%) |
| Previous HIV result | |
| Self-reported positive | 1492 (13.2%) |
| Self-reported negative | 8325 (73.4%) |
| No entry | 1520 (13.4%) |
| HIV test result | |
| Tested negative | 8700 (76.7%) |
| Tested positive on 1 rapid test | 218 (1.9%) |
| Tested positive on 2 rapid tests (National Protocol) | 997 (8.8%) |
| Discordant result | 13 (0.1%) |
| No entryǂ | 1359 (12.0%) |
| Inconclusive result | 50 (0.4%) |
ƗIQR: interquartile range
ǂIncludes those self-reported HIV-positive and not retested