Health facility and contextual correlates of HIV test positivity: a multilevel model of routine programmatic data from Malawi
In settings with high STI screening uptake, RHIS data can be used to monitor changes in STI diagnoses and contextual factors to identify HIV hotspots and guide targeted testing, prevention and treatment services.
Authors
- Tyler R. Smith
- Sara M. Allinder
- Brandon Klyn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8312-6909)
- Gift Kawalazira
- Charles B. Holmes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7924-6761)
- M Niwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9543-9233)
- Dylan Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3938-8527)
- Yohane Kamgwira
- Linley Chewere
- Deborah Hoege
- Suzike Likumbo
Institutions
- Georgetown University (US)
- Public Health Institute of Malawi (MW)
- National AIDS Commission (MW)
- Ministry of Health (MW)
- Blantyre Institute for Community Ophthalmology (MW)
- Cooper Clinic (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjph-2025-002568
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00