| Study | Reason for exclusion |
|---|---|
| Aghdassi 2010 | Trial participants had highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)‐related co‐morbidity |
| AIDS Policy Law 2012 | Not a randomized controlled trial (RCT) |
| Arpadi 2012 | Most trial participants were under 15 years of age |
| Austin 2006 | The trial intervention was irrelevant to this review |
| Balasubramanyam 2011 | Co‐intervention present |
| Balfour 2014 | The trial intervention was irrelevant to this review |
| Brown 2015 | This study did not report any relevant outcomes |
| Chow 2010 | Trial participants had HAART‐related co‐morbidity |
| Coelho 2015 | Not a RCT |
| Currier 2010 | Not a RCT |
| Daneshpajouhnejad 2011 | This study did not report any relevant trial outcomes |
| Etminani‐Esfahani 2012 | Not a RCT |
| Gharakhanian 2011 | Not a RCT |
| Groleau 2013 | This study did not report any relevant trial outcomes |
| Havens 2012a | This study did not report any relevant trial outcomes |
| Havens 2012b | This study did not report any relevant trial outcomes |
| Havens 2012c | This study did not report any relevant trial outcomes |
| Havens 2012d | This study did not report any relevant trial outcomes |
| Hemsworth 2012 | The trial intervention was irrelevant to this review |
| Hummelen 2011 | The trial intervention was irrelevant to this review |
| Kaiser 2006 | The trial intervention was irrelevant to this review |
| Kakalia 2011a | Most trial participants were less than 15 years of age |
| Kakalia 2011b | Most trial participants were less than 15 years of age |
| Lachmann 2014 | Not a RCT |
| Ladep 2010 | Co‐intervention present |
| Lange 2009 | The trial intervention was irrelevant to this review |
| Lange 2011 | The trial intervention was irrelevant to this review |
| Lescoat 2012 | Not a RCT |
| Lin 2013 | Trial participants had HAART‐related co‐morbidity |
| Longenecker 2011 | This study did not report any relevant trial outcomes |
| Madrid 2012 | Not a RCT |
| Mandal 2011 | This study did not report any relevant trial outcomes |
| Martineau 2013 | Not a RCT |
| Mascitelli 2011 | Not a RCT |
| Mburu 2010 | The trial intervention was irrelevant to this review |
| Mehta 2010 | Not a RCT |
| Morgan 2010 | Co‐intervention present |
| Motswagole 2013 | The trial intervention was irrelevant to this review |
| Pasquet 2011 | Not a RCT |
| PrayGod 2011 | The trial intervention was irrelevant to this review |
| Schall 2016 | The study did not report any relevant outcomes |
| Scrimgeour 2010 | The study did not report any relevant outcomes |
| Singhal 2010 | The trial intervention was irrelevant to this review |
| Steenhoff 2015 | More than 20% of the trial participants were less than 15 years of age |
| Stewart 2011 | Co‐intervention present |
| Sudarsanam 2011 | The trial intervention was irrelevant to this review |
| Visser 2011 | The study did not report any relevant trial outcomes |
| Welz 2011 | Not a RCT |
Abbreviations: HAART: highly active antiretroviral therapy; RCT: randomized controlled trial.