Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies
| First author | Year | Publication | Study type | Country | Setting | Clinic type | Study population | Size | ART threshold | Device | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSF | 2013 | Unpublished | Observational cohort (before-after) | South Africa | Rural | Mobile HCT | HIV+, ART-eligible, age >1 | 354 | <250 up to end August 2011, <350 thereafter | PIMA |
| 2 | Larson | 2013 | Full text | Cross-sectional | South Africa | Urban | HIV clinic | All HIV+ | 897 | <200 up to end August 2012, <350 thereafter | BD FASCount |
| 3 | van Rooyen | 2013 | Full text | Observational cohort | South Africa | Rural | Mobile HBCT | HIV+, age>18 | 201 | <200, <350 for pregnant women | PIMA |
| 4 | Patten | 2013 | Full text | Observational cohort (before-after) | South Africa | Peri-Urban | Youth HIV clinic | HIV+, age 14–25 | 576 | <250 up to end August 2011, <350 thereafter | PIMA |
| 5 | Black | 2013 | Full text | Observational cohort | South Africa | Urban | Community antenatal Clinic | Pregnant women | 3479 | <350 or WHO stage III/IV | PIMA |
| 6 | Rioja | 2013 | Conference abstract | Observational cohort (before-after) | Cameroon | Rural | District hospital | All HIV+ | 1513 | Not stated | PIMA |
| 7 | Brouillette | 2013 | Conference abstract | Retrospective cohort | Uganda | Diverse | Diverse | All HIV+ | Not stated | Not stated | PIMA |
| 8 | Mwanja | 2013 | Conference abstract | Observational cohort (before-after) | Tanzania | Diverse | Primary healthcare facility | All HIV+ | Not stated | <350 | PIMA |
| 9 | Larson | 2012 | Full text | Non-randomized trial | South Africa | Rural | Mobile HBCT | HIV+, age>18 | 508 | Not stated | PIMA |
| 10 | De Schacht | 2012 | Conference abstract | Observational cohort (before-after) | Mozambique | Diverse | HIV clinic | HIV+ pregnant women | 3410 | Not stated | n.s. |
| 11 | Matambo | 2012 | Conference abstract | Observational cohort (before-after) | South Africa | Rural | Mobile HIV, TB and PHC | HIV+ migrant farm workers | 2906 | <200 up to end 2011, <350 thereafter | PIMA |
| 12 | Muchedzi | 2012 | Conference abstract | Observational cohort (before-after) | Zimbabwe | Diverse | PMTCT Site | HIV+ pregnant women | 2310 | Not stated | n.s. |
| 13 | Jani | 2011 | Full text | Observational cohort (before-after) | Mozambique | Rural & Peri-Urban | Primary healthcare facility | HIV+, age>1 | 534 | <250 age>15; <350 age 4–14; <750 age 1–3 | PIMA |
| 14 | Faal | 2011 | Full text | Randomized controlled trial | South Africa | Urban | Primary healthcare facility | HIV+, age>18 | 344 | <215 | BD FASCount |
| 15 | Hatzold | 2011 | Conference abstract | Observational cohort (before-after) | Zimbabwe | Diverse | HIV clinic | HIV+, ART-eligible | 182 | Not stated | n.s. |