HIV retesting prevalence among clients accessing anti-retroviral therapy and HIV testing services in Ghana
The prevalence of retesting over the past six years was found to be high, resulting in an overestimation of HIV positivity rates and affecting linkage to care. Implementing interventions to accurately account for retesting instances may improve data accuracy and the country's linkage to care rate, bringing Ghana closer to achieving the 95-95-95 targets.
Authors
- Menard Chihana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2616-9894)
- Kafui Senya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9168-2542)
- Delia Akosua Bandoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0281-5321)
- Marijanatu Abdulai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1189-5976)
- Ernest Kenu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8007-0073)
- Raphael Adu-Gyamfi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0902-4768)
- Stephen Ayisi Addo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0472-2281)
- Nyonuku Akosua Baddoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8601-1015)
- Anthony Ashinyo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1105-3795)
- Kwadwo Koduah Owusu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8362-2697)
- Cheryl A. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2149-2492)
- A. Adams
- Kwabena A. Danso
- Odikro Magdalene
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- World Health Organization (CH)
- Ghana Health Service (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316915
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40