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Table 2 Timing of infant HIV positive test, timing of study exit interview and access to infant HIV-related care

From: Uptake of care and treatment amongst a national cohort of HIV positive infants diagnosed at primary care level, South Africa

Timing of study exit interview

Infant HIV positive detected at 6-week (4–8 weeks) HIV test N = 67

Had a study exit interview, Number, No, (%)

Caregiver reported during study exit interview:

Mother interviewed at study exit

Child referred into ART

Visited an ART clinic

Child on ART

3 months

19 (28.3)

15

1

1

1

6 months

7 (10.4)

7

1

1

1

9 months

2 (3.0)

2

0

0

0

12 months

5 (7.5)

5

0

0

0

15 months

3 (4.5)

2

0

0

0

18 months

1 (1.5)

1

0

0

0

Total positives at 6 weeks with study exit interview

37/67 (55.2)

32/37 (86.5%)

2/37 (5.4)

2 (5.4)

2 (5.4)

 

Infant became HIV positive between > 8 weeks and 19 weeks, detected at 3 month visit N = 18

Had a study exit interview, No (%)

Caregiver reported during study exit interview:

Mother interviewed at study exit

Child referred into ART

Visited an ART clinic

Child on ART

6 months

7 (38.8)

6

0

0

0

9 months

0

0

0

0

0

12 months

1 (5.6)

1

0

0

0

15 months

1 (5.6)

1

0

0

0

18 months

0

0

0

0

0

Total positives at 3 months with study exit interview

9/18 (50.0%)

8/9 (88.9%)

   
 

Infant became HIV positive between > 3 and 6 months, detected at 6 month visit N = 6

Had a study exit interview, n (%)

Caregiver reported during study exit interview:

Mother interviewed at study exit

Child referred into ART

Visited an ART clinic

Child on ART

9 months

2 (33.2)

2

0

0

0

12 months

1 (16.7)

1

0

0

0

15 months

1 (16.7)

1

0

0

0

18 months

1 (16.7)

1

0

0

0

Total positives at 6 months with study exit interview

5/6 (83.3)

5/5 (100%)

   
 

Infant became HIV positive between > 6 and 9 months, detected at 9 month visit N = 4

Had a study exit interview, n (%)

Caregiver reported during study exit interview:

Mother interviewed at study exit

Child referred into ART

Visited an ART clinic

Child on ART

12 months

3 (75.0)

2

0

0

0

15 months

0(0)

0

0

0

0

18 months

0(0)

0

0

0

0

Total positives at 9 months with study exit interview

3/4 (75.0)

2/3 (66.7%)

0

0

0

 

Infant became HIV positive between > 9 and 12 months, detected at 12 month visit N = 4

Had a study exit interview, n (%)

Caregiver reported during study exit interview:

Mother interviewed at study exit

Child referred into ART

Visited an ART clinic

Child on ART

15 months

3(75%)

3

0

0

0

18 months

0

0

0

0

0

Total positives at 12 months with study exit interview

3/4 (75%)

3/3 (100%)

0

0

0

 

Infant became

HIV positive between > 12 and 15 months, detected at 15 month visit N = 2

Had a study exit interview, n (%)

Mother interviewed at study exit

Child referred into ART

Visited an ART clinic

Child on ART

Total positives at 15 months with study exit interview at 18 months

2 (100)

2 (100%)

0

0

0

TOTAL

59/101 (58.4%)

52/59 (88.1%)a

2 (3.4%)

2 (3.4%)

2 (3.4%)

  1. aFor the 7 infants not brought by mother, mother was alive but not available on day of interview. 67 infections detected at 6 weeks and 34 detected postnatally