The HIV care cascade in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review of published criteria and definitions.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The HIV care cascade examines the attrition of people living with HIV from diagnosis to the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and suppression of viral replication. We reviewed the literature from sub-Saharan Africa to assess the definitions used for the different steps in the HIV care cascade.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Embase and CINAHL for articles published from January 2004 to December 2020. Longitudinal and cross-sectional studies were included if they reported on at least one step of the UNAIDS 90-90-90 cascade or two steps of an extended 7-step cascade. A step was clearly defined if authors reported definitions for numerator and denominator, including the description of the eligible population and methods of assessment or measurement. The review protoc

SUBMITTER: Mugglin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8297382 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature