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Table 3 Main characteristics of the studies selected

From: Socio-demographic, clinical and service use determinants associated with HIV related stigma among people living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author

Participants

Year of publish

Sample size

Year of implementation

Country

Design

Quality of the evidence

Charles et al. [9]

PLWHA

2012

400

2009

India

Cross-section

Good

Waite et al. [26]

PLWHA

2008

204

2001

USA

Cross-section

Satisfactory

Li et al. [27]

PLWHA

2018

239

2014

China

Cross-section

Good

Egbe et al. [28]

PLWHA

2020

385

2018

Cameron

Cross-section

Good

Emlet et al. [29]

PLWHA

2014

960

2013

Canada

Cross-section

Good

Akena et al. [30]

PLWHA

2012

368

2012

Uganda

Cross-section

Satisfactory

Letshwenyo-Maruatona et al. [31]

PLWHA

2019

4045

2013

Botswana

Cross-section

Satisfactory

Chan et al. [32]

PLWHA

2012

229

2006–2011

Uganda

Cross-section

Good

Wu et al. [33]

PLWHA

2015

940

2010–211

China

Cross-section

Very Good

Rael and Hampanda [34]

PLWHA

2015

231

2014

Mexico

Cross-section

Good

Zhang et al. [35]

PLWHA

2019

193

2018

China

Cross-section

Good

Peltzer and Ramlagan [36]

PLWHA

2011

735

2007–2008

South African

Cross-section

Very Good

Zhang et al. [37]

PLWHA

2016

2987

2012–2013

China

Cross-section

Good

Srithanaviboonchai et al. [38]

PLWHA

2017

10,522

2014

Thailand

Cross-section

Good

Li et al. [39]

PLWHA

2017

4050

2007–2008

China

Cross-section

Good

Stangl et al. [40]

PLWHA

2019

4053

2013–2015

South Africa and Zambia

Cross-section

Very Good

Stevelink et al. [41]

PLWHA

2011

190

2009

India

Cross-section

Very Good

Zhang et al. [42]

PLWHA

2016

2987

2012–2013

China

Cross-section

Very Good

Rivera et al. [43]

PLWHA

2015

716

2015

USA

Cross-section

Good

Sayles et al. [15]

PLWHA

2009

202

2007

USA

Cross-section

Satisfactory

Li et al. [44]

PLWHA

2011

202

2009

China

Cross-section

Good

Genberg et al. [45]

PLWHA

2009

14,367

2005–2006

Sub-Saharan Africa

Cross-section

Good

Earnshaw et al. [46]

PLWHA

2013

95

2013

USA

Cross-section

Very Good

Burke et al. [47]

PLWHA

2020

381

2012–2014

Russia

Cross-section

Very Good

Turan et al. [48]

PLWHA

2017

1356

2014–2015

USA

Cross-section

Good

Mao et al. [49]

PLWHA

2017

1254

2012–2013

China

Cross-section

Good

Zhang et al. [50]

PLWHA

2016

2987

2012–2013

China

Cross-section

Satisfactory

Rintamaki et al. [51]

PLWHA

2019

204

2001

USA

Cross-section

Good

Liu et al. [52]

PLWHA

2020

2006

2016

China

Cross-section

Good

Wolitski et al. [53]

PLWHA

2008

637

2008

USA

Cross-section

Good

Levi-Minzi and Surratt [54]

PLWHA

2014

503

2014

USA

Cross-section

Very Good