Table 1.
Description of 15 studies included in the systematic review in alphabetical order
| Authors | Year of publication | Name of Programme | Location | Region | Target population | Study design | Sample size |
| Arantxa Colchero et al41 | 2016 | MSM-targeted Combination Prevention Programme Initiative | Mexico | Central America | MSM | Quasi-experimental | 24 (cities) |
| Beattie et al37 | 2016 | Samvedana Plus | India | Asia | FSW | Cluster randomised controlled trial | 800 |
| Buttolph et al47 | 2017 | MP3 Youth Study | Kenya | Africa | FSW | Mixed-methods, cross-sectional, longitudinal cohort pilot study | 1000 |
| Chiao et al42 | 2009 | Multilevel Social Action-based Theory Intervention | Philippines | Asia | Pregnant and postpartum women | Randomised quasi-experimental, pre/post | 980 |
| Cowan et al38 | 2017 | Sisters Antiretroviral Prevention Programme—an Integrated Response | Zimbabwe | Africa | PWID | Cluster randomised control trial | 2883 |
| Fatti et al48 | 2017 | Community-based Combination HIV Prevention Intervention | South Africa | Africa | Pregnant and postpartum women | Cohort study | 1356 |
| Firestone et al19 | 2014 | PASMO | Guatemal, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama | Central America | MSM | Quasi-experimental using statistical matching technique | 3531 |
| Futterman et al43 | 2010 | Mamekhaya Programme | South Africa | Africa | Pregnant women | Pre/post with comparison | 160 |
| Go et al39 | 2015 | Sexual and Injecting Risk Reduction among HIV-infected PWID | Vietnam | Asia | MSM | Randomised controlled trial | 810 |
| Kerrigan et al46 | 2017 | Project Shikamana | Tanzania | Africa | FSW | Community-randomised controlled trial | 496 |
| Mergenova et al40 | 2018 | Project Nova | Kazakhstan | Central Asia | FSW, PWID | Cluster-randomised controlled trial | 354 |
| Ramakrishnan et al49 | 2011 | Avahan Initiative | India | Asia | FSW | Cross-sectional | 9667 |
| Souverein et al44 | 2012 | Pragati | India | Asia | FSW | Observational study | 17 092 |
| USAID36 | 2014 | PrevenSida | Nicaragua | Central America | FSW, MSM, transgender | Pre/Post | 1393 |
| Wirtz et al45 | 2015 | Comprehension HIV Prevention Intervention | Malawi | Africa | MSM | Prospective pre/post | 103 |
FSW, female sex workers; MSM, men who have sex with men;PASMO, The Pan-American Social Marketing Organization; PWID, people who inject drugs; USAID, United States Agency for International Development.