Table 1 Descriptions of included studies
From: Integration of HIV testing services into family planning services: a systematic review
| Study | Setting | Intervention | Study Design | Sample size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdthistle et al., 2014 [25] |
Location: Swaziland / urban, rural, and peri-urban / MCH units of public sector (government) health facilities Target group: Female clients |
Years of program: 2009–2012 Years of evaluation: 2009–2012 Name: Integra Initiative Intervention: Activities and resources to strengthen integration of HIV services into postnatal care: (1) Training package to facilitate mentoring of front-line health providers (2) job aids to promote integration (3) ongoing support to discuss role clarification, organizational change, referral/linkages, and management of service statistics Format: On-site referrals |
Study design: Group non-randomized trial Selection of sites: Purposive Selection of participants: Consecutive |
Sample size: 3261 female clients were tracked in 2009, 2086 in 2010 and 2916 in 2012 Age: N/A Gender: Female Follow-up: N/A |
| Brunie et al., 2016 [26] |
Location: Uganda / NR / health center Target group: Clients |
Years of program: 2012–2013 Years of evaluation: 2013 Name: N/A Intervention: Village health teams trained to offer HTC along with family planning and linked to health centers for supervision, commodity supply, and referral management Format: On-site testing, referral to health clinic |
Study design: Group randomized trial Selection of sites: Purposive Selection of participants: Systematic (every nth client) |
Sample size: 256 clients Age: Mean (SE): intervention group 31.02 (0.40), control group 30.73 (1.14) Gender: N/A Follow-up: N/A |
| Church et al., 2017 [27] |
Location: Kenya / urban, rural, and peri-urban / health centers and hospitals Target group: Female family planning clients |
Years of program: 2009–2012 Years of evaluation: 2010–2012 Name: Integra Initiative Intervention: SRH/HIV integration added the following services to standard FP service delivery: discussion of fertility desires, condom promotion/provision, STI/HIV risk assessment, HIV status check, HTS provision, cervical cancer screening, pre-HIV treatment services, and/or referral to HIV treatment unit for HIV+ clients Format: On-site testing, pre-HIV treatment services and/or referral to HIV treatment clinic |
Study design: Group non-randomized trial Selection of sites: Purposive Selection of participants: Consecutive |
Sample size: 882 Age: 15–49 years Gender: Female Follow-up: Original recruitment 1958: excluded 245 known to be HIV+, 745 without complete cohort data history, 86 missing complete data on all potentially confounding variables |
| Criniti et al., 2011 [28] |
Location: USA / urban / Title X-funded FP clinic Target group: Female family planning clients |
Years of program: 2007–2009 Years of evaluation: 2007–2009 Name: N/A Intervention: Capacity building for clinic medical staff to perform routine non-targeted rapid HIV testing Format: On-site testing and referral to HIV-specialized prenatal clinic within FP center |
Study design: Retrospective cohort study Selection of site: NR Selection of participants: Consecutive |
Sample size: NR (overall sample of client records NR; patient population of approximately 9000/year) Age: 15–49 years Gender: Female Follow-up: N/A |
| Kimani et al., 2015 [29] |
Location: Kenya / rural and peri-urban / public health facilities (health centers, dispensaries, hospitals) Target group: Postpartum women 15–49 years old |
Years of program: 2010–2012 Years of evaluation: 2010–2012 Name: Integra Initiative Intervention: Integrated HIV and FP services into postnatal care compared to standalone services Format: On-site testing and counseling |
Study design: Group non-randomized trial Selection of sites: Purposive Selection of participants: NR |
Sample size: 1693 (815 intervention, 878 comparison) ge: 15–49 years Gender: Female Follow-up: 71% (573 intervention, 631 comparison) |
| Liambila et al., 2009 [30] |
Location: Kenya / NR / Family planning with provider-initiated testing and counseling (integrated HTS) public-sector hospitals, health centers, and dispensaries Target group: Female family planning clients |
Years of program: 2005–2007 Years of evaluation: 2006–2007 Name: N/A Intervention: Family planning with provider-initiated testing and counseling (integrated HTS) Format: On-site testing and counseling |
Study design: Group non-randomized trial Selection of sites: Purposive Selection of participants: Consecutive |
Sample size: 1058 Age: Most were around 30 years old Gender: Female Follow-up: N/A |