Meta-regression of indicators of intervention context, delivery and potential mechanism of impact on intervention outcomes
| Variable description | RR | 95% CI LB 95% CI UB | P value | N (studies) |
| Context | ||||
| Proportion PLHIV on ART (10% change) | 0.81 | 0.41 to 1.61 | 0.40 | 5 |
| Intervention delivery | ||||
| 100 HIVST distributed per 10K population | 1.14 | 0.82 to 1.57 | 0.23 | 4 |
| Proportion taking up HIVST using survey data (10% change) | 1.12 | 1.04 to 1.21 | 0.02 | 5 |
| Mechanism of impact | ||||
| Proportion knowing where to link with an HIV-positive result (10% change) | 0.87 | 0.61 to 1.24 | 0.24 | 4 |
Number of HIVST distributed per 10 000 population is not available for Indravudh et al,17 and proportion knowing where to link with an HIV-positive result is not available for Indravudh et al 2021.8
ART, antiretroviral therapy; HIVST, HIV self-testing; PLHIV, people living with HIV.