Table 3: Number and proportion of children receiving various HIV service components before and 6 months after the QI intervention in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, December 2020-July 2021 (N = 312).

 

Pre-QI implementation

 

Post QI implementation

0-3 years

4-6 years

7-10 years

11-14 years

0-3 years

4-6 years

7-10 years

11-14 years

All

n = 56 (%)

n = 86 (%)

n = 95 (%)

n = 75 (%)

n = 56 (%)

n = 86 (%)

n = 95 (%)

n = 75 (%)

HIV Status disclosed

yes

0 (0)

0 (0)

18 (18.9)

15 (20.0)

 

0 (0)

9 (10.5)

27 (28.4)

35 (46.7)

Received prophylaxis for opportunistic infections

yes

24 (42.9%)

41 (47.7%)

45 (47.4%)

29 (38.7%)

 

56 (100%)

86 (100%)

95 (100%)

75 (100%)

Regimen optimization

NVP-based

37 (66.1%)

57 (66.3%)

62 (65.3%)

51 (68.0%)

 

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

LPV/r-based

13 (23.2%)

18 (20.9%)

17 (17.9%)

12 (16%)

56 (100%)

79 (91.9%)

89 (93.7%)

8 (10.7%)

EFV-based

2 (3.6%)

4 (4.7%)

4 (4.2%)

4 (5.3%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Dolutegravir - based

4 (7.1%)

7 (8.1%)

12 (12.6%)

8 (10.7%)

0 (0%)

7 (8.1%)

6 (6.3%)

67 (89.3%)

Enrolment into age-appropriate adherence model

Self-managed adherence

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

4 (4.2%)

18 (24%)

 

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Treatment support group*

56 (100%)

86 (100%)

91 (95.8%)

57 (76%)

56 (100%)

86 (100%)

95 (100%)

75 (100%)

Multi-months ARV dispensing

≤ 3 months

32 (57.1%)

48 (55.8%)

42 (44.2%)

15 (20.0%)

 

22 (39.3%)

37 (43.0%)

27 (28.4%)

9 (12.0%)

3+ months

24 (42.9%)

38 (44.2%)

53 (55.8%)

60 (80.0%)

34 (60.7%)

49 (57%)

68 (71.6%)

66 (88%)

*Treatment support groups include care-givers forum, community-based refill clubs/groups, facility-based refill clubs