Performance of HIV rapid testing algorithm in Nigeria: Findings from a household-based Nigeria HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey (NAIIS).
Hetal K PatelSunday IkpeMegan BronsonSehin BirhanuAlash'le G AbimikuIbrahim JahunMervi DetorioKathryn A LupoliDaniel YavoOrji O BasseyTapdiyel D JelpeBrian A KagurusiNnaemeka C IriemenamDivya PatelMcPaul I J OkoyeIbrahim T DalhatuStephen OhakanuAndrew C VoetschSani H AliyuGregory AsheforAliyu GamboGabriel O IkwulonoCharles NzeluIsaac Folorunso AdewoleMahesh SwaminathanBharat S ParekhPublished in: PLOS global public health (2022)
Our results show high discordant rates and poor PPV of the national algorithm with a false-positive rate of about 5.5% in the NAIIS survey. Considering our findings have major implications for HIV diagnosis in routine HIV testing services, additional evaluation of testing algorithm is warranted in Nigeria.