HIV Care Cascade Among Household Contacts and Sexual Partners of Index PLHIV Identified by Community Adolescent Treatment Supporters in 24 Districts of Zimbabwe, October 2017–September 2018 (N=15,223)
| No. (%) | |
|---|---|
| HIV Testing Outcome | |
| Contacts Referred for HIV Testing | 15,223 (100.0) |
| Contacts tested for HIV | 12,114 (79.6) |
| Contacts tested who were HIV-positive | 1,193 (9.8) |
| HIV-positive contacts who initiated ART | 1,153 (96.6) |
| ART Outcomes | |
| 3 months | |
| Alive on ART | 1,153 (100.0) |
| 6 months | |
| Alive on ART | 1,151 (99.8) |
| Died | 2 (0.2) |
| 12 Months (n=569a) | |
| Alive on ART | 566 (99.5) |
| Died | 2 (0.4) |
| Lost to follow-up | 1 (0.2) |
| Viral suppression (<1000 copies/ml) | 1,037b (99.3) |
Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; PLHIV, people living with HIV.
↵a Number of contacts eligible for 12-month assessment; People whose duration between ART start date and censor date was less than 12 months were considered not eligible for assessment.
↵b Among 1,044 contacts who had a viral load test at 6 months or later after starting ART.