HIV testing coverage of family members of adult antiretroviral therapy patients in Malawi

Bibliographic Data

ID19443243
AuthorsDanielle Cohen (0000-0002-8694-3522, University of Malawi), M Lungu (0000-0002-4630-2827, b Antiretroviral Therapy Clinic , Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital , Blantyre , Malawi), Joep J van Oosterhout (0000-0002-3441-0804, University of Malawi, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume22
Issue11
Pages1346-1349
Publication date2010-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAIDS Care (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09540121003720986
PMID20635242
OpenAlexW2018995910
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

Many children in sub-Saharan Africa die from AIDS, not having accessed HIV testing and care. Children of adult antiretroviral therapy (ART) patients are a target group for HIV testing in order to increase access to care, but the HIV test coverage of this group in Malawi is unknown. In a cross-sectional survey of 832 patients at a large urban ART clinic in Blantyre, we found that 81.2% of 1223 children and 37.7% of 488 spouses of adult ART patients were reportedly not HIV tested. Wives of male patients were significantly less frequently HIV tested than husbands of female patients (53.0% vs. 72.4%, p<0.0001). Children under the age of 8 years (adjusted odds ratios [aOR] 2.76), children of female patients (aOR 2.53) and of patients whose partner had been HIV tested (aOR 2.87) were significantly more likely to have been tested for HIV. More attention needs to be given to provider initiated testing of children and spouses of ART patients

Antiretroviral therapy · Cross-sectional study · Family medicine · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Viral load · HIV Research and Treatment · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics