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. 2021 Aug 16;16(8):e0256094. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256094

Table 6. Outcomes of HIV testing by testing modality.

MSM TGW
Assisted Unassisted Referral Assisted Unassisted Referral
HIVST HIVST HIVST HIVST
n % n % n % n % n % n %
Total participants (N) 1,148 100% 263 100% 11 100% 947 100% 128 100% 7 100%
HIVST and HIV test results
Negative 1,073 93.5% 236 89.7% 10 90.9% 877 92.6% 121 94.5% 6 85.7%
Reactive * / Positive 71 6.2% 25 9.5% 1 9.1% 69 7.3% 3 2.3% 1 14.3%
Invalid 4 0.3% 2 0.8% 0 0.0% 1 0.1% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
I can’t interpret result 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4 3.1% 0 0.0%
Linkage to HTC services for HIV confirmatory test
Linked to HTS services 42 56.0% 17 63.0% N/A N/A 48 68.6% 1 14.3% N/A N/A
Lost to follow-up 33 44.0% 10 37.0% N/A N/A 22 31.4% 6 85.7% N/A N/A
HIV confirmatory test results §
Negative 3 7.1% 1 5.9% N/A N/A 1 2.1% 1 100% N/A N/A
Positive 39 92.9% 16 94.1% N/A N/A 47 97.9% 0 0.0% N/A N/A
Linkage to ART services
Linked to ART services 34 87.2% 16 100% 1 100% 39 83.0% 0 0.0% 1 100%
Lost to follow-up 5 12.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 8 17.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0%

*Reactive test result for assisted and unassisted HIVST—not confirmed yet.

Positive HIV testing result (national HIV testing algorithm) for referral to facility only.

Among those who had assisted or unassisted HIVST with a reactive or invalid HIVST result or who reported "I can’t interpret result".

§Among those who accessed HTC services for HIV confirmatory test (national HIV testing algorithm).

Among those who were confirmed or directly tested (referral option) HIV positive at HTC services.

HIVST: HIV self-testing; HTS: HIV testing services; F: Fischer Test; N/A: Not available; ART: antiretroviral therapy.