Steps in the HIV diagnosis process | Number (percent) |
Number of infants with successful EID of HIV | 109/266 (41%) |
Number of infants lost to follow-up prior to receiving HIV test results | 89/266 (34%) |
Infants diagnosed positive for HIV | 37/266 (13.2%) |
Median age from birth to blood draw for HIV DNA-PCR test | 60 days [95% CI; 47 - 73] |
Median time from blood drawn to sample receipt by the central testing lab | 7 days [IQR: 4 - 13 days] |
Median time from sample arrival at the central lab to test performance | 20 days [IQR: 14 - 35 days] |
Median time between blood draw to result recipient by the respective health facility | 36 days [IQR: 25 - 49 days] |
The mean age from birth to recipient of HIV DNA-PCR test result | 159 days [IQR: 81 - 215 days] |