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Traveling HIV Tester and Counselor (De Cock 2006)
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Traveling HIV Tester and Counselor (De Cock 2006)

A housewife undergoing HIV testing in the comfort of her home
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A housewife undergoing HIV testing in the comfort of her home

TASO Jinja counselor and tester performing HIV rapid test in the home and taking a dry blood spot for quality control
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TASO Jinja counselor and tester performing HIV rapid test in the home and taking a dry blood spot for quality control

Studies flow diagram
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Studies flow diagram

Comparison 1 Home and Facility Based Counseling and testing (Fylekesnes 2004), Outcome 1 Post test counseled and given the test result (Fylkesnes 2004).
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Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Home and Facility Based Counseling and testing (Fylekesnes 2004), Outcome 1 Post test counseled and given the test result (Fylkesnes 2004).

Comparison 1 Home and Facility Based Counseling and testing (Fylekesnes 2004), Outcome 2 Pretest counseled (Fylkesnes 2004).
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Analysis 1.2

Comparison 1 Home and Facility Based Counseling and testing (Fylekesnes 2004), Outcome 2 Pretest counseled (Fylkesnes 2004).

Comparison 1 Home and Facility Based Counseling and testing (Fylekesnes 2004), Outcome 3 Pretest counseled and tested (Fylkesnes 2004).
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Analysis 1.3

Comparison 1 Home and Facility Based Counseling and testing (Fylekesnes 2004), Outcome 3 Pretest counseled and tested (Fylkesnes 2004).

Comparison 1 Home and Facility Based Counseling and testing (Fylekesnes 2004), Outcome 4 Willingness to test (Willing to test out of those who were surveyed.
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Analysis 1.4

Comparison 1 Home and Facility Based Counseling and testing (Fylekesnes 2004), Outcome 4 Willingness to test (Willing to test out of those who were surveyed.

Comparison 1 Home and Facility Based Counseling and testing (Fylekesnes 2004), Outcome 5 Post test counseled and given results (Intention to treat).
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Analysis 1.5

Comparison 1 Home and Facility Based Counseling and testing (Fylekesnes 2004), Outcome 5 Post test counseled and given results (Intention to treat).

Comparison 1 Home and Facility Based Counseling and testing (Fylekesnes 2004), Outcome 6 Post test counseled and given results (OT).
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Analysis 1.6

Comparison 1 Home and Facility Based Counseling and testing (Fylekesnes 2004), Outcome 6 Post test counseled and given results (OT).

Comparison 2 Acceptability of HIV test results (Wolff 2005), Outcome 1 Accepted to recieve HIV test results.
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Analysis 2.1

Comparison 2 Acceptability of HIV test results (Wolff 2005), Outcome 1 Accepted to recieve HIV test results.

Comparison 2 Acceptability of HIV test results (Wolff 2005), Outcome 2 Receipt of HIV test results.
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Analysis 2.2

Comparison 2 Acceptability of HIV test results (Wolff 2005), Outcome 2 Receipt of HIV test results.

Comparison 2 Acceptability of HIV test results (Wolff 2005), Outcome 3 Adjusted Receipt of results (Wolff).
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Analysis 2.3

Comparison 2 Acceptability of HIV test results (Wolff 2005), Outcome 3 Adjusted Receipt of results (Wolff).

Table 1. Methodological Quality Assessment of Observational studies

Quality measure

Cross‐sectional

Cohort

External Validity

Extent to which results of the study provide a correct basis for applicabiliy

Representativeness of the sample

Representativeness of the sample

What percentage of selected individuals agreed to participate

What percentage of selected individuals agreed to participate

Internal validity

Extent to which systematic error, bias is minimised in the study

How was HIV status determined

How was HIV status determined

Detection bias

How was HIV status assessed

How was HIV status assessed

How acceptance of the test assesed

How acceptance of the test assesed

Attrition bias

Were selected patients included in the final analysis

Was follow up adequate

Were there refusals

What proportions were lost to follow up

Selection bias

Confirmation that positive patients were not included

Confirmation that positive patients were not included

Was confounding handled

Was confounding handled

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Table 1. Methodological Quality Assessment of Observational studies
Comparison 1. Home and Facility Based Counseling and testing (Fylekesnes 2004)

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Post test counseled and given the test result (Fylkesnes 2004) Show forest plot

2

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

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2 Pretest counseled (Fylkesnes 2004) Show forest plot

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

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3 Pretest counseled and tested (Fylkesnes 2004) Show forest plot

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

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4 Willingness to test (Willing to test out of those who were surveyed Show forest plot

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

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5 Post test counseled and given results (Intention to treat) Show forest plot

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

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6 Post test counseled and given results (OT) Show forest plot

1

Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

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Comparison 1. Home and Facility Based Counseling and testing (Fylekesnes 2004)
Comparison 2. Acceptability of HIV test results (Wolff 2005)

Outcome or subgroup title

No. of studies

No. of participants

Statistical method

Effect size

1 Accepted to recieve HIV test results Show forest plot

1

1868

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

5.23 [4.02, 6.80]

2 Receipt of HIV test results Show forest plot

1

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)

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3 Adjusted Receipt of results (Wolff) Show forest plot

1

Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)

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Comparison 2. Acceptability of HIV test results (Wolff 2005)