Table 2.

Data on intervention context, implementation and mechanisms used in meta-regression analysis

Study author	Country and main year of implementation	National estimates of % PLHIV on ART	Total population in intervention area	HIVST distributed (total and per 1000 residents of intervention areas)	Reported HIVST use in previous 12 months at endline survey (%)	Know where to access care if test HIV-positive
Indravudh et al17	Malawi, 2017	72.6	Total population: 93 640 adults; 44 390 in intervention area	Total: 220 314 (including intervention and other distribution areas). No population denominator available for HIVST distribution in this study	37.7*	74.7%
Indravudh et al8	Malawi, 2019	78.5	Total population: 84 392 residents; 44 519 in intervention area	Total: 24 316 Per 1000 intervention population: 546	74.7†	Data not available
Neuman et al18	Zambia, 2017	72.2	Total population: 308 822; 148 541 in intervention area	Total: 65 585 Per 1000 intervention population: 442	23.2*	78.7%
Sibanda et al13	Zimbabwe, 2017	67.9	Total population: 195 076	Total: 80 378 Per 1000 intervention population: 412	50.2†*	57.4%
Sibanda et al16	Zimbabwe, 2019	76.5	Total population of HIVST wards: 242 096	Total: 59 631 Per 1000 intervention population: 246	24.5†*	76.7%

*HIVST uptake ascertained after 12–16 months of continuous distribution.

†HIVST uptake ascertained 3 months after the start of campaign-style distribution.

‡HIVST update ascertained during campaign-style distribution.

ART, antiretroviral therapy; HIVST, HIV self-testing; PLHIV, people living with HIV.