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Table 1 Characteristics of the studies

From: Access to HIV/AIDS care: a systematic review of socio-cultural determinants in low and high income countries

Source

Year

Country

Design

Population

Setting

N

Outcome

Aloisis

2002

Italy

Longitudinal

HIV + adults

Clinic

366

Adherence

Bardford

2005

Denmark

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

887

Adherence

Boyer

2011

Cameroon

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

2,381

Adherence

Carlucci

2008

Zambia

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

clinic

424

Adherence

Charurat

2010

Nigeria

Longitudinal

HIV + adults

Clinic

4,529

Adherence

Cunningham

1999

USA

Longitudinal

HIV + adults

Clinic

2,864

Initiation ART

de Castilho

2006

Brazil

Longitudinal

HIV + adults

Clinic

498

Adherence

Franke

2011

Peru

Longitudinal

HIV + adults

Clinic

132

Adherence

Gebo

2003

USA

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

196

Adherence

Giday

2010

Ethiopia

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

510

Adherence

Grierson

2011

Australia

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

1,106

Adherence

Holmes

2007

USA

Longitudinal

HIV + adults

Clinic

116

Adherence

Karcher

2007

Kenya

Longitudinal

HIV + adults

Clinic

159

Initiation ART

Koku

2011

Ghana

Cross sectional

Female 15-49

Community

3,766

HIV testing

Kranzer

2010

South Africa

Longitudinal

HIV + adults

Clinic

1,154

Defaulting

Kranzer_b

2008

Malawi

Cross sectional

People 18-59

Community

2,047

HIV testing

Li

2010

Thailand

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

386

Adherence

MacPhail

2009

South Africa

Cross sectional

People 15-24

Community

7,655

HIV testing

Martinez

2008

Uganda

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

421

Initiation ART

Mugavero

2006

USA

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

611

Adherence

Nam

2010

Vietnam

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

353

Initiation ART

Okonsy

2011

USA

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

558

Adherence

Peltzer

2011

South Africa

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

735

Adherence

Pettifor

2010

South Africa

Cross sectional

People over 15 years old

Community

198

HIV testing

Pinheiro

2002

Brazil

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

195

Adherence

Remien

2007

Brazil

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

200

Adherence

Rintamaki

2006

USA

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

204

Adherence

Sambisa

2010

Zimbabwe

Cross sectional

People over 15 years old

Community

12,254

HIV testing

Sarna

2008

India

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

310

Adherence

Sayles

2006

USA

Longitudinal

HIV + adults

Clinic

1,910

Adherence

Sayles

2009

USA

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

202

Adherence

Van Servellen

2005

USA

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

85

Adherence

Wang

2007

China

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

181

Adherence

Watt

2009

Tanzania

Cross sectional

HIV + adults

Clinic

340

Adherence