Pregnant Women Tested for HIV

 

Percentage of women tested for HIV during antenatal care according to whether they received their test results and percentage who received an HIV test during antenatal care or labor according to whether they received the test result

 

Definition

 

Percentage of women age 15-49 who gave birth in the 2 years preceding the survey who:

1)      Received counseling on HIV during antenatal care. (legacy indicator)

2)      Were tested for HIV during antenatal care and received their test results and post-test counseling. (legacy indicator)

3)      Were tested for HIV during antenatal care and received their test results, but no post-test counseling. (legacy indicator)

4)      Were tested for HIV during antenatal care and received their test results.

5)      Were tested for HIV during antenatal care and did not receive their test results.

6)      Received counseling on HIV and an HIV test during antenatal care and received the test result. (legacy indicator)

7)      Received an HIV test during antenatal care or labor and received the test result.

8)      Received an HIV test during antenatal care or labor and did not receive the test result.

 

Coverage:

Population base: Women who had a live birth in the 2 years preceding the survey (IR file)

Time period: During the most recent pregnancy resulting in a live birth in the two years preceding the survey

 

Numerators:

1)      Number of women who received counseling on HIV during antenatal care (ANC). In this context, “counseling” means that someone talked with the respondent about all three of the following topics:

·         babies getting HIV from their mother

·         preventing the virus

·         getting tested for HIV

(v838a = 1 & v838b = 1 & v838c = 1)

 

Number of women who received an HIV test during antenatal care and:

2)      Received the test result and received post-test counseling (v841 = 1 & v855 = 1)

3)      Received the test result and did not receive post-test counseling (v841 = 1 & v855 ≠ 1)

4)      Received the test result (v841 = 1)

5)      Did not receive the test result (v841 ≠ 1)

 

Number of women who received counseling on HIV and received an HIV test during ANC and:

6)      received the results of the test (v838a = 1 & v838b = 1 & v838c = 1 & v840 = 1 & v841 = 1).

 

Number of women who received an HIV test during ANC or labor and:

7)      Received the result of the HIV test

((v840 = 1 | v840a = 1) & (v841 = 1 | v841a = 1))

8)      Did not receive the result of the HIV test

((v840 = 1 | v840a = 1) & (v841 ≠ 1 & v841a ≠ 1))

 

Denominator: Number of women who had a live birth in the two years preceding the survey (v201 > 0 & b19_1 < 24)

 

Variables: IR file.

v201

Total children ever born

b19_1

Current age of child in months (months since birth for dead children)

v838a

During antenatal visit talked about: HIV transmitted mother to child

v838b

During antenatal visit talked about: things to do to prevent getting HIV

v838c

During antenatal visit talked about: getting tested for HIV

v840

Tested for HIV as part of antenatal visit

v840a

Tested for HIV between the time went for delivery and before baby was born

v841

Got results of HIV test as part of antenatal visit

v841a

Got results of HIV test when tested before baby was born

v855

Received counseling after tested for HIV during antenatal care

v005

Woman’s individual sample weight

 

Calculation

 

The numerator divided by the denominator, expressed as a percentage.

 

Handling of Missing Values

 

Respondents who have missing values on the questions about testing, receiving the result, or receiving post-test counseling are assumed not to have received these services.

 

Notes and Considerations

 

This indicator is about the pregnancy leading to a live birth in the two years preceding the survey. For women with more than one live birth in the two years preceding the survey, these indicators report information only for the pregnancy preceding the most recent live birth.

 

Changes over Time

 

In DHS-8, questions on HIV counseling during ANC and if post-test counseling was received were removed from the questionnaire. Indicators 1-3, and 6 are no longer shown.

 

Resources

 

DHS-8 Tabulation plan: Table 13.4

 

API Indicator IDs:

HA_CATH_W_CSL, HA_CATH_W_TRC, HA_CATH_W_TNC, HA_CATH_W_NRS, HA_CATH_W_CTR, HA_CATH_W_ATR, HA_CATH_W_ATN

(API link, STATcompiler link)

 

MICS6 Indicator TM.36: HIV testing during antenatal care