Assessing the HIV rapid test in the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Trinidad

Figures & data

Figure 1 HIV rapid testing algorithm.

Table 1 The number of positive HIV rapid test by gender, calendar year, and prevalence per 10,000 population

Year	Actual number of HIV rapid tests performed by gender		No of positive HIV rapid tests by gender and proportion (%)			Total no of rapid tests performed	Testing prevalence rate (per 10,000 population)
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Total cases
May–Dec 2008	766	886	34 (4.4)	39 (4.4)	73	1652	17.2
Jan–Dec 2009	1935	2267	75 (3.9)	54 (2.4)	129	4202	43.7
Jan–Dec 2010	2284	2969	60 (2.6)	75 (2.5)	135	5253	54.6
Jan–July 2011	1573	1900	44 (2.8)	30 (1.6)	74	3473	36.1

Table 2 Proportion of HIV detected by rapid testing by gender and year

Gender	Proportion (%)
	2008	2009	2010	2011
Male	2.1	1.8	1.1	1.3
Female	2.4	1.3	1.4	0.9

Table 3 Results of rapid tests and confirmatory tests performed prospectively

Result of rapid test	ELISA test result		Total
	Negative	Positive
Negative	252	0	252
Positive	1	44	45
Total	253	44	297

Table 4 Relationship between age and seropositivity

Age (years)	Frequency n (%)	Rapid test and ELISA (+) n (%)
14–19	41 (13.8)	2 (4.5)
20–24	75 (25.3)	8 (18.2)
25–29	50 (16.8)	6 (13.6)
30–34	34 (11.4)	4 (9.1)
35–39	25 (8.4)	5 (11.4)
40–44	22 (7.4)	5 (11.4)
45–50	22 (7.4)	5 (11.4)
≥51	21 (7.1)	8 (18.2)
Undisclosed	7 (2.4)	1 (2.3)

Table 5 Various reasons for taking the test

Reason for taking the test	Proportion (%)
Curiosity	38.1
Convenience	27.1
Knowledge of their status	20
Confidentiality	12.6
Other reasons	<2