Missed opportunities for earlier HIV testing and diagnosis at the health facilities of Dessie town, North East Ethiopia

Table 2 Missed opportunities for earlier HIV testing and diagnosis of clients treated at Dessie health facilities, North East Ethiopia, Dec 2008(N = 427)

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Missed opportunities for HIV testing level 1
Yes	325	76.1
No	102	23.9
Missed opportunities for HIV testing level 2
Yes	260	60.9
No	167	39.1
Missed opportunities for HIV testing level 3
Yes	112	26.2
No	315	73.8
Missed opportunities for HIV testing level 4
Yes	15	3.5
No	412	96.5
Tested by service provider (N = 44)
Negative	30	68.2
Positive	14	31.8
Test acceptance rate after initiated by service providers (N = 73)
Offered	44	60.3
Not offered	29	39.7
Tested during interviewing (N = 112)
Negative	97	86.6
Positive	15	13.4
Test acceptance rate after initiated by interviewer only
Offered	112	26.2
Not offered	315	73.8
Tested clients by service provider and by interviewer (N = 156)
By interviewer	44	28.2
By service provider	112	71.8
Overall test acceptance rate by service providers and interviewers
Offered	156	36.5
Not offered	271	63.5
Missed opportunities for HIV diagnosis (N = 29)
HIV positive result after tested by interviewers	15	51.7
HIV positive result after tested by service providers	14	48.3

Note:
Missed opportunities for HIV testing level 1-Clients who were not initiated for HIV test by service providers after coming to health facilities for any service.
Missed opportunities for HIV testing level 2-Clients who were not initiated for HIV test by service providers and latter became willing to have the test by data collecting counselors.
Missed opportunities for HIV testing level 3-Clients who were not initiated by service providers but when initiated by data collecting counselors, they accepted the test.
Missed opportunities for HIV testing level 4- clients who were initiated by data collecting counselors, offered the test and post-test result became positive.
Missed opportunities for HIV diagnosis- The proportion of clients who were failed to be diagnosed by service providers and later found to be HIV positive after tested by data collecting counselors.

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