Molesworth, A. M., Ndhlovu, R., Banda, E., Saul, J., Ngwira, B., Glynn, J. R., Crampin, A. C. and French, N. (2010) High accuracy of home-based community rapid HIV testing in rural Malawi. JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 55(5), pp. 625-630. (doi: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181f98628) (PMID:21934554) (PMCID:PMC3248920)
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Abstract
Objective: To assess the performance of rapid HIV antibody tests when used as part of a home-based community wide counseling and testing strategy in northern Malawi. Design: A cross-sectional population survey of HIV infection, 2007 to 2008. Methods: Adults aged 15 years or older in a demographic surveillance area were counseled and then offered an HIV test at their home by government-certified counselors. Two initial rapid tests (Determine and Uni-Gold) were performed on all samples and a third, tie-breaker test (SD Bioline) used to resolve discordant results. All people who wanted to know were posttest-counseled and informed of their results with referral to local clinical services if found to be HIV-positive. Laboratory quality control comprised retesting all positive and every tenth negative venous blood sample collected. Results: A total of 10,819 adults provided venous blood samples for HIV testing, of whom 7.5% (813) were HIV-positive. The accuracy of the parallel testing strategy used was high with 99.6% sensitivity, 100.0% specificity, 99.9% positive predictive value, and 99.9% negative predictive value. Conclusion: Face-to-face rapid testing by health personnel with minimum training at the client's home performs well when used on a wide scale in the community setting
Item Type: | Articles |
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Additional Information: | Funding for this study was provided by the Wellcome Trust, UK. |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Crampin, Professor Mia |
Authors: | Molesworth, A. M., Ndhlovu, R., Banda, E., Saul, J., Ngwira, B., Glynn, J. R., Crampin, A. C., and French, N. |
College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Public Health |
Journal Name: | JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes |
Publisher: | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
ISSN: | 1525-4135 |
ISSN (Online): | 1944-7884 |
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