Study characteristics | Number of studies |
Total included studies | 146 |
Year published | |
Before 2001 | 7 |
2001–2010 | 45 |
2011–2020 | 94 |
Study type | |
Systematic review | 3 |
Retrospective cohort/cross-sectional studies | 84 |
Cohort studies | 67 |
Cross-sectional studies | 2 |
Contact investigations (cohort+cross-sectional) | 15 |
Prospective cohort/cross-sectional studies | 46* |
Cohort studies | 20* |
Cross-sectional studies | 6 |
Contact investigations (cohort+cross-sectional) | 20 |
Randomised trials | 7 studies/9 papers |
Qualitative/survey | 5* |
Included patients living in low-income and middle-income countries | 31 |
Care cascade steps | |
1 - Intended for testing → initial testing | 44 |
2 - Initially tested → received test result | 27 |
3 - Received test result → referral for evaluation | 15 |
4 - Referral for evaluation → completion of evaluation | 20 |
5 - Completion of evaluation → recommendation for treatment | 39 |
6 - Recommendation for treatment → initiation of treatment | 47 |
7 - Initiation of treatment → completion of treatment | 105 |
1–7 - Entire cascade | 7 |
Comparative effectiveness studies targeting retention in the cascade | 21 |
*One study180 presented results of both a prospective cohort and qualitative/survey analysis.