Prevalence, Predictors, and Outcomes of HIV Care in HIV-Positive Clients Entering HIV Care With Advanced HIV Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa 2010-2022: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Sub-Saharan Africa drives global HIV-related mortality, and patients continuously present with advanced HIV disease (AHD) at diagnosis. We describe prevalence, predictors, and treatment outcomes in HIV clients with AHD.

Methods

We systematically reviewed PUBMED, SCOPUS, Web of Science, JSTOR, and CINAHL for relevant studies conducted in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2010 to 2022. We used a narrative synthesis to describe included studies and a random effect meta-analysis to determine AHD pooled prevalence. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) checklist guided the reporting, while the Joanna Briggs Institute's quality assessment checklist assessed the quality of included articles. Cochrane's Q and the I ²

SUBMITTER: Haumba S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11667100 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature