Table 3.

Pooled proportion of people testing for HIV

	Number of studies	Pooled proportion of people testing for HIV (%)	95% confidence interval	I2 (p value)
Total (N = 182)		61.2	57.4–64.9	99.9 (< 0.001)
Type of HIV testing service
Opt-in	87	59.8	52.2–67.3	99.9 (< 0.001)
Opt-out	76	64.3	57.4–70.9	99.9 (< 0.001)
Risk-based	19	54.4	41.2–67.4	99.9 (< 0.001)
Rapid testing
Available	86	62.2	56.1–68.0	100.0 (< 0.001)
Not available	64	60.0	54.4–65.5	100.0 (< 0.001)
Country income level
High	106	53.7	49.5–57.8	100.0 (< 0.001)
Middle	33	80.4	73.9–86.2	99.9 (< 0.001)
Low	11	69.1	57.2–79.9	99.6 (< 0.001)
Setting
Hospital	22	72.0	56.4–85.2	100.0 (< 0.001)
GP/primary care	14	81.4	72.0–89.3	98.5 (< 0.001)
Pharmacy	1	39.5	33.2–46.1	-
Community-based	30	79.2	73.6–84.3	100.0 (< 0.001)
Emergency department	71	46.6	40.1–53.3	100.0 (< 0.001)
Prison	14	68.8	49.9–84.9	100.0 (< 0.001)
Outpatients	29	55.9	44.9–66.7	100.0 (< 0.001)
Mixed	3	46.9	16.1–79.1	-
Populations
Inpatients	15	68.4	45.7–87.3	100.0 (< 0.001)
Emergency patients	69	47.2	40.6–53.9	100.0 (< 0.001)
Paediatrics	6	75.7	63.1–86.4	99.7 (< 0.001)
General public	34	76.4	71.1–81.3	100.0 (< 0.001)
Outpatients	41	64.8	50.1–78.2	100.0 (< 0.001)
Incarcerated persons	11	68.8	49.9–84.9	100.0 (< 0.001)
Mixed	3	46.9	16.1–79.1	-
Latest study year
2016–2020	27	69.2	57.8–79.5	100.0 (< 0.001)
2011–2015	64	59.8	54.7–64.8	100.0 (< 0.001)
2006–2010	54	58.2	48.7–67.3	100.0 (< 0.001)
2001–2005	5	63.2	49.7–75.7	99.8 (< 0.001)