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ReviewSAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance2024

Provision of HIV testing services and its impact on the HIV positivity rate in the public health sector in KwaZulu-Natal: a ten-year review.

Rizwana Desai, Stanley Onwubu, Elizabeth Lutge, Nondumiso Patience Buthelezi, Nirvasha Moodley, Firoza Haffejee, Bontle Segobe, Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna, Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya, Champaklal Chhaganlal Jinabhai

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Review in SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rizwana DesaiKwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-0915-2604
Stanley OnwubuChemistry Department, Durban University of Technology, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-4499-1534
Elizabeth LutgeSchool of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Nondumiso Patience ButheleziKwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Nirvasha MoodleyKwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6487-9363
Firoza HaffejeeBasic Medical Sciences, Durban University of Technology, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3908-8949
Bontle SegobeKwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, Health Services Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
Suresh Babu Naidu KrishnaFaculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Maureen Nokuthula SibiyaFaculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-1220-1478
Champaklal Chhaganlal JinabhaiFaculty of Health Sciences, Durban University of Technology, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Durban University of Technology · ZAUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

South Africa has been rated as having the most severe HIV epidemic in the world since it has one of the largest populations of people living with HIV (PLHIV). KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is the epicentre of the HIV epidemic. The HIV test and treat services in the public health sector are critical to managing the epidemic and responding to the increase in HIV infections. The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health (DOH) commissioned a review of the provision of HIV testing services in the province and aimed to investigate its impact on the HIV positivity rate over a ten-year period. The study was an ecological study design using data extracted from the Department's District Health Information System (DHIS). Descriptive analysis was conducted in addition to ANOVA and multiple regression analysis. The results of this study have shown that the total number of HIV tests conducted over the ten-year period in the province has increased with the highest number of HIV tests being conducted in the 2018/2019 MTEF year. ANOVA analysis indicates that there was a statistically significant difference in the total number of HIV tests conducted and the number of HIV tests per 100 000 population across the province's 11 districts (

Indexed as

HIV InfectionsCross-Sectional StudiesHIV TestingHumansPublic HealthSouth AfricaHIV testing; HIV testing services; HIV programme; HIV prevention; HIV prevalence; HIV positivity rate; Kwazulu-Natal; DHIS

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PMID38374664
PMCPMC10880561
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