Research Article

HIV Testing and Counselling in Colombia: Local Experience on Two Different Recruitment Strategies to Better Reach Low Socioeconomic Status Communities

Table 3

Performance indicators for BAFI-1 and BAFI-2 strategies.

ā€‰BAFI-1 strategyBAFI-2 strategy value

Total of participants2085363ā€‰
Rate of positive screening tests1.2% (24/2085)4.4% (16/363)<0.001
Rate of return to take confirmatory test62.5% (15/24)93.7% (15/16)0.032
Rate of positive confirmatory tests40% (6/15)93.3% (14/15)0.005
HIV prevalence0.29% (6/2085)3.86% (14/363)<0.001
Rate of confirmed HIV participants return for medical assessment83.3% (5/6)92.8% (13/14)0.521
Rate of confirmed HIV-positive participants who required to initiate ART20% (1/5)76.9% (10/13)0.047