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Table 4 HIV-1 PCR qualitative tests, 1 January 2017 – 1 September 2020

From: Evaluating patient data quality in South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service Data Warehouse, 2017-2020: implications for monitoring child health programmes

Ages

Total

Name Type: baby-derivative

Tests, n (column %)

Patients, n (column %)

Tests, n (row %)

Patients, n (row %)

< 7 days

939 559 (41.45%)

917 137 (47.07%)

399 262 (42.49%)

387 095 (42.21%)

7 days – < 3 months

795 811 (35.11%)

759 062 (39.00%)

46 422 (5.83%)

44 755 (5.90%)

3 months – < 2 years

480 231 (21.19%)

435 683 (22.36%)

11 209 (2.33%)

10 368 (2.38%)

≥ 2 years

51 005 (2.25%)

49 842 (2.56%)

5 194 (10.18%)

5 144 (10.32%)

Total

2 266 606

1 948 501a

462 087 (20.39%)

430 831a (22.11%)

  1. a Not sum of four groups since one person can have two HIV PCR tests in different age groups in during the period analysed
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