Table 2. Summary of Meta-Analysis Results.
| k | n | Effect Size | Heterogeneity | Egger’s Test | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d | 95% CI | p | Q | I2 | p | p | |||
| All RCTs (All Outcomes) | 5 | 582 | 0.23 | 0.037 to 0.421 | .03* | 4.48 | 10.7% | .345 | .405 |
| All RCTs (Objective) | 5 | 582 | 0.19 | -0.096 to 0.484 | .137 | 5.22 | 23.3% | .266 | .144 |
| ART-Only RCTs (Objective) | 4 | 461 | 0.1 | -0.232 to 0.424 | .419 | 2.28 | 0.0% | .516 | .714 |
Note: (1) All RCTs (All Outcomes) – included all RCTs addressing antiretroviral therapy (ART) and preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), utilised self-report, pill count and biomarker measures; (2) All RCTs (Objective) – included all RCTs addressing ART and PrEP but only utilised pill count and biomarker measures; (3) ART-Only RCTs (Objective) – excluded 1 study conducted on pre-exposure prophylaxis use and only utilised pill count and biomarker measures