The COBATEST network: a platform to perform monitoring and evaluation of HIV community-based testing practices in Europe and conduct operational research

Figures & data

Figure 1. Key performance indicators of the COBATEST CBVCT centres, collected through the COBATEST network's* tools during 2014. *Only data from CBVCTs that used the common data entry tool were included in the analyses.

Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics, risk behaviour and HIV testing information for people that have been tested during 2014 in the CBVCTs participating in the COBATEST network^a.

	N	Percentage
Gender
Male	6057	70.8
Female	2370	27.7
Transgender	125	1.5
Age groups
<20	728	8.7
≥21–35	4795	57.6
≥36–50	2238	26.9
>50	566	6.8
Migrants
Yes	2811	32.9
Key populations
PWID	134	1.6
Male sex worker	346	4.1
MSM	3267	38.8
Women sex worker	365	4.3
Heterosexual women	1983	23.5
Heterosexual men	2334	27.7
Type of test used
Rapid blood test	6717	78.5
Rapid oral test	1679	19.6
Conventional test	156	1.8
Testing sites
CBVCT office	7556	88.3
Outdoors/Van	23	0.30
Sex work venue	56	0.7
Sauna/sex venue	176	2.1
Public venue	48	0.6
Amusement venue	192	2.2
Other	503	5.9
Previous HIV test
Yes	5500	64.3

PWID, people who inject drugs; MSM, men who have sex with men; CBVCTs, community-based voluntary counselling and testing services.

^aOnly data from CBVCTs that used the common data entry tool were included in the analyses.

Table 2. Percentage of reactive HIV screening tests stratified by sex, age group and key population among individuals tested during 2014 in the CBVCTs participating in the COBATEST network^a.

All	All	Males	Females	<25	≥25
Numerator: Number of clients with reactive screening HIV test result	135	73	12	18	71
Denominator: Number of clients tested for HIV with a screening test	8554	6182	2370	2038	6289
Percentage of clients with reactive screening HIV test result	1.58	1.93	1.09	1.51	2.0
MSM
Numerator: Number of clients with reactive screening HIV test result	111	111	–	27	82
Denominator: Number of clients tested for HIV with a screening test	3546	3546	–	735	2732
Percentage of clients with reactive screening HIV test result	3.13%	3.13%	–	3.67%	3.00%
SW
Numerator: Number of clients with reactive screening HIV test result	29	27	2	9	20
Denominator: Number of clients tested for HIV with a screening test	721	351	369	141	570
Percentage of clients with reactive screening HIV test result	4.02	7.69	0.54	6.38	3.51
PWID
Numerator: Number of clients with reactive screening HIV test result	0	0	0	0	0
Denominator: Number of clients tested for HIV with a screening test	134	113	21	17	114
Percentage of clients with reactive screening HIV test result	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Migrants
Numerator: Number of clients with reactive screening HIV test result	63	48	15	16	46
Denominator: Number of clients tested for HIV with a screening test	2811	1812	999	646	2165
Percentage of clients with reactive screening HIV test result	2.24	2.65	1.50	2.47	2.12

PWID, people who inject drugs; MSM, men who have sex with men; SW, sex workers.

Note: Individuals may be members of more than one key population at a time, so the categories are not mutually exclusive.

^aOnly data from CBVCTs that used the common data entry tool were included in the analyses.