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Table 3 Critical appraisal

From: A mega-aggregation framework synthesis of the barriers and facilitators to linkage, adherence to ART and retention in care among people living with HIV

Included reviews: first author and year

JBI Critical Appraisal Questions

 

1. Review question clear

2. Inclusion criteria appropriate

3. Search strategy comprehensive

4. Sources and resources

5. Selection of studies

6. Appraisal criteria

7. Critical appraisal conducted in duplicate

8. Methods to minimise error in data extraction

9. Methods to combine studies

10. Recommendations for practice

11. Directives for research

Overall Quality

Ammon 2018 [41]

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+

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Medium

Barroso 2017 [42]

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?

Low

Bolsewicz 2015 [43]

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Medium

Bravo 2010 [44]

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Low

Chop 2017 [45]

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Low

Colvin 2014 [46]

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Medium

Croome 2017 [47]

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?

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Low

Engler 2018 [48]

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Low

Ferguson 2012 [49]

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Low

Flores 2016 [50]

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Low

Gaston 2013 [51]

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Low

Geter 2018 [52]

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Low

Govindasamy 2012 [53]

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Low

Heestermans 2016 [54]

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Low

Hodgson 2014 [55]

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Medium

Katz 2013 [56]

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Low

Knettel 2018 [57]

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Low

Lancaster 2016 [58]

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Low

Lankowski 2014 [59]

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?

Low

Lazuardi 2018 [60]

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+

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Low

Li 2017 [61]

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+

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?

+

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Medium

Lytvyn 2017 [62]

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High

Merten 2010 [63]

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Low

Mey 2017 [64]

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Low

Mills 2006 [65]

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+

+

+

+

High

Morales-Aleman 2014 [66]

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Low

Omonaiye 2018 [67]

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Medium

Reisner 2009 [68]

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Low

Santer 2014 [69]

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Low

Vervoort 2007 [70]

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Low

Vitalis 2013 [71]

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Low

Wasti 2012 [72]

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Low

Williams 2017 [73]

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Low