Table 1.

Characteristics of included articles.

Study	Year	Sample size	Study design	Country	Financing	Main outcomes
Rada JR, et al.18	2020	374	CS	Venezuela	Public	Opportunistic and endemic infections
Quiroz-Vergara JC, et al.29	2017	100	CS	Mexico	Public	Delayed diagnosis
Andrade DL, et al.23	2012	140	CS	Brazil	Public	Opportunistic and endemic infections
Araujo KM, et al.26	2020	56	RC	Brazil	Public	Opportunistic and endemic infections
Figueroa P, et al.19	2018	93	CS and RC	Argentina	Public	Opportunistic and endemic infections
Kurizky PS, et al.24	2019	311	CS	Brazil	Public	Opportunistic and endemic infections
Lopes N, et al.30	2019	188	CS	Brazil	Private	Access to medication/medical care/Work productivity
Úsuga F, et al.14	2019	312	CS	Colombia	Public	Access to medication/medical care
Lopes N, et al.6	2017	188	CS	Brazil	Private	Access to medication/medical care
Lopes LC, et al.17	2014	203	CS	Brazil	Public	Access to medication/medical care
Ferreira CN, et al.31	2014	210	CS	Brazil	Private	Work productivity
Kivelevitch DN, et al.28	2012	176	CS	Argentina	Public	Adherence to treatment
Maza RGC7	2019	510.9 patient-years	MA	Latin America	Public	Opportunistic and endemic infections
Silveira MSN, et al.33	2014	203	CS	Brazil	Public	Access to medication/medical care/Adherence to treatment guidelines
Gonçalves LMT, et al.21	2019	311	CS	Brazil	Public	Opportunistic and endemic infections
DiBonaventura M, et al.15	2018	12000	CS	Brazil	Private	Access to medication/medical care/Work productivity
Mazzuoccoloa LD, et al.32	2017	221	CS	Argentina	Public	Adherence to treatment guidelines
Lopes N, et al.16	2017	188	CS	Brazil	Private	Access to medication/medical care
Cataño J, et al.20	2016	101	PC	Colombia	Public	Opportunistic and endemic infections

Characteristics of all articles included in the review.

CS, Cross-Sectional; RC, Retrospective Cohort; PC, Prospective Cohort; MA, Meta-Analysis.