Table 3.
Characteristics of persons tested for HIV and referred for antiretroviral therapy in 18 health facilities in Nairobi, Kenya, during pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods.
| Characteristics | Pre-COVID-19 Mar 2019–Feb 2020 n |
COVID-19 Mar 2020–Feb 2021 N |
Difference between pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| People tested for HIV (Total): | 150,155 | 74,287 | ↓50.5 |
| Adults (≥15 years) | 145,040 | 71,374 | ↓50.8 |
| Children (<15 years) | 5115 | 2913 | ↓43.0 |
| Male | 48,546 | 23,698 | ↓51.2 |
| Female | 101,609 | 50,589 | ↓50.2 |
| Positive for HIV | 3819 | 2673 | ↓30.0 |
| HIV-Positivity Rate (%) | (2.5%) | (3.6%) | ↑1.1 * |
| HIV-positive persons referred to ART (%) | (91.2%) | (92.9%) | ↑1.7 * |
* absolute change (increase or decrease); ART = antiretroviral therapy.