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Table 1 Enrollment in the study and HIV positivity of 2–14-year-old children at clinical entry points

From: Adapting strategies for effective and efficient pediatric HIV case finding in low prevalence countries: risk screening tool for testing children presenting at high-risk entry points in Ethiopia

Entry point

Number of participants enrolled

HIV positive

Percent positive (95% CI)

Number needed to test (NNT) to Identify 1 New CLHIV

Index testing

340

28

8.2 (5.8–11.6)

12

TB clinic

166

3

1.8 (0.6–5.2)

55

Malnutrition site

598

5

0.8 (0.4–1.9)

120

Inpatient ward

300

2

0.7 (0.2–2.4)

150

OVC testing

708

2

0.3 (0.1–1.0)

354

Total

2112

40

1.9 (1.4–2.6)

53