Research Article
Late Presentation of HIV Infection: Prevalence, Trends, and the Role of HIV Testing Strategies in Guangzhou, China, 2008–2013
Table 2
Changes in late presentation of HIV infection over time by three types of testing strategies in Guangzhou, 2008–2013.
| | | 2008 () | 2009 () | 2010 () | 2011 () | 2012 () | 2013 () | |
| | | Late presentation, (%) | | | Total | 197 (62.9) | 121 (49.6) | 259 (68.0) | 260 (54.9) | 336 (48.8) | 239 (43.3) | <0.001 | | Testing strategy | | | | | | | | | VCT | 102 (65.4) | 37 (46.8) | 55 (57.9) | 114 (55.3) | 172 (45.0) | 136 (38.1) | <0.001 | | PITC | 78 (77.2) | 43 (57.3) | 161 (83.0) | 106 (66.3) | 120 (67.0) | 82 (66.7) | 0.052 | | MHT | 17 (30.4) | 41 (45.6) | 43 (46.7) | 40 (37.0) | 44 (34.4) | 21 (29.2) | 0.131 |
| | | Presentation with advanced HIV disease, (%) | | | Total | 126 (40.3) | 45 (18.4) | 166 (43.6) | 137 (28.9) | 166 (24.1) | 84 (15.2) | <0.001 | | Testing strategy | | | | | | | | | VCT | 63 (40.4) | 11 (13.9) | 26 (27.4) | 49 (23.8) | 63 (16.5) | 42 (11.8) | <0.001 | | PITC | 59 (58.4) | 24 (32.0) | 126 (64.9) | 77 (48.1) | 91 (50.8) | 39 (31.7) | 0.002 | | MHT | 4 (7.1) | 10 (11.1) | 14 (15.2) | 11 (10.2) | 12 (9.4) | 3 (4.2) | 0.294 |
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VCT: HIV voluntary counseling and testing; PITC: provider-initiated testing and counseling; MHT: mandatory HIV testing.
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