Table 1.

Characteristics of studies utilizing HRQoL instruments (N = 770)

	n	Percentage (%)
Type
Generic	386	50.1
HIV‐specific	384	49.9
Country income level
High	344	44.7
Upper‐middle	232	30.0
Lower‐middle	119	15.4
Low	63	8.2
Mix	13	1.7
World region
African	164	21.3
Americas	248	32.2
Eastern Mediterranean	22	2.9
European	131	17.0
South‐East Asian	73	9.5
Western Pacific	108	14.0
Mix	24	3.1
Study design
RCT	110	14.3
Observational	505	65.6
Cohort	138	17.9
Economic evaluation	17	2.2
Study setting
Hospital	405	52.6
Community/GP	219	28.4
NGO/peer‐led	32	4.2
Others	84	10.9
Unclear	30	3.9
Target population
PLHIV versus non‐PLHIV	78	10.1
PLHIV only	692	89.9
Sub‐population characteristics
Women	68	8.8
MSM	28	3.6
Mixed population (except women and MSM)	674	87.5