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. 2020 Aug 6;20:720. doi: 10.1186/s12913-020-05517-7

Table 1.

Selected official 2018 provincial indicator dataset reporting elements and definitions

Reporting element Definition
Total HIV test client accept test (incl. ANC) Any client who accepted an HIV test including antenatal clients
Clients PRE-TEST counselled for HCT (incl. ANC) Any client counselled for HIV test including antenatal clients
Antenatal client counselled for HIV testing - 15 to 24 years Antenatal client aged 15–24 years counselled for HIV testing
Antenatal client counselled for HIV testing - 25 years and older Antenatal client aged 25 years and older counselled for HIV testing
Accept testing - PMTCT initial test Antenatal client who was tested for the first time during her current pregnancy
Accept testing - PMTCT repeat test at 20 weeks Antenatal clients who tested negative for HIV during an earlier antenatal visit and were re-tested for HIV at 20 weeks during the pregnancy
Accept testing - PMTCT repeat test at 32 weeks Antenatal clients who tested negative for HIV during an earlier antenatal visit and were re-tested for HIV at 32 weeks during the pregnancy
HIV positive client category - PMTCT initial test Antenatal clients who tested positive for the first HIV test done during the current pregnancy
Antenatal client eligible for ART Antenatal client eligible for ART as per current guidelines
Known HIV positive antenatal client Antenatal clients with known HIV positive status. In the absence of documented proof, verbal confirmation of HIV status is acceptable
HIV test 15 years and older (excl. ANC) Any client aged 15 years and older tested for HIV excluding antenatal clients
HIV test client 15–24 years (excl. ANC) accept test Any client aged 15–24 years tested for HIV excluding antenatal clients
HIV PRE-TEST counselled client (excl. ANC) Any client counselled for HIV test excluding antenatal clients