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Trends in HIV Counseling and Testing in Tigray region from 2003-2012 EFY.

The chart illustrates HIV counseling and testing (HCT) trends from 2003 to 2012 based on DHIS2, showing the number of people tested (HCT) as blue bars and the HIV-positive rate as a red line. HCT numbers fluctuated, peaking in 2003 at over 1 million and declining before stabilizing around 500,000-700,000 in later years. The HIV-positive rate initially rose to 2.0% in 2004 but steadily declined to 0.5% by 2012. The dual-axis design highlights the inverse relationship between increasing HCT numbers and decreasing HIV-positive rates, suggesting improved outreach and possibly lower infection rates over time.