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Table 3 Studies utilising routinely collected data on HIV treatment and retention in care in Zambia

From: Underutilisation of routinely collected data in the HIV programme in Zambia: a review of quantitatively analysed peer-reviewed articles

First author

Data collection period

Sample size

Sampled population

Outcomes assessed

Cantrell et al. [52]

2004–2005

636

Adults on ART

Adherence to medication, CD4, weight gain

Koethe et al. [53]

2004–2008

27,915

Adults initiating ART

Weight gain, death, treatment failure, BMI

Tirivayi et al. [54]

2009

291

Adults on ART

Adherence to medication, CD4, BMI

Koethe et al. [55]

2004–2009

56,612

Adults on ART

CD4, mortality, BMI

Stringer et al. [56]

2004–2007

14,736

Adults on ART

Single dose substitution, CD4 count, haemoglobin level, BMI, mortality

Chi et al. [57]

2007–2010

18,866

Adults initiating ART

CD4, clinical disease staging, BMI, serum creatinine adherence, mortality

Chi et al. [58]

2007–2009

10,485

Adults on ART

Drug substitution, mortality, loss to follow-up, withdrawal and death

Chi et al. [59]

2004–2008

24,366

Adults on ART

CD4 counts, age clinical staging, haemoglobin, tuberculosis co-infection, adherence

Chi et al. [60]

2007

33,704

Adults on ART

Cut-off points defining loss to follow-up, sensitivity, specificity, misclassification rate

Giganti et al. [61]

2004–2010

40,410

Adults on ART

Haemoglobin level, CD4, ART regimen

Vinikoor et al. [62]

2015

20,308

Adults on ART

HBsAg, CD4, BMI, WHO staging

Mulenga et al. [63]

2004–2007

25,779

Adults on ART

Mortality, creatinine clearance

Stringer et al. [64]

2004–2005

21,755

Adults initiating ART

Clinical staging, CD4, mortality, BMI, haemoglobin level, adherence

Seu et al. [65]

2009–2012

68

Adults failing treatment

CD4 count, adherence, HIV drug resistance mutations

Krebs et al. [66]

2005

1343

Adults lost to follow-up

CD4 count, BMI, mortality, home visit categories (traced, untraceable, died)

Vinikoor et al. [67]

2004–2010

53,015

Adults missing pharmacy refills

CD4 count, clinical staging, pharmacy refills, adherence, ART regimen

Vinikoor et al. [68]

2004–2011

92,130

Adults on ART

Adherence, CD4 count, mortality, long-term follow-up

Harris et al. [69]

2005–2007

20,153

Tuberculosis/HIV co-infected adults

Enrolment on ART, CD4 count, WHO staging

Mweemba et al. [70]

2011–2013

91,130

Adults initiating ART

Hepatitis B co-infection, WHO staging, CD4 count

Deo et al. [71]

2007

13

Laboratories

CD4 count, haemoglobin, liver function test

Chi et al. [72]

2004–2006

6740

Women exposed to nevirapine

WHO stage, CD4 cell count, status, BMI

Bolton-Moore et al. [73]

2004–2007

4975

Children on ART

CD4 percentage, weight-for-age Z scores, clinical staging, haemoglobin level, mortality

Mubiana‐Mbewe et al. [74]

2004–2006

1705

Children enrolled into care

CD4 percentage, clinical staging, haemoglobin level

Scott et al. [75]

2006–2011

1334

Children on ART

CD4 percentage, fixed and variable unit costs

Kiage et al. [76]

2009–2011

822

Mother-infant pairs

WHO staging, CD4/CD8 percentage, HIV, haemoglobin panel, maternal-CD4 count

Sutcliffe et al. [77]

2004–2008

1278

Children on ART

Enrolment in ART, loss to follow-up, mortality, clinical staging, CD4 percentage

Iyer et al. [78]

2006–2011

1102

Children initiating ART

Age, CD4 percentage, ART initiation, full blood count, blood chemistry

Sutcliffe et al. [79]

2004–2008

863

Children on ART

Mortality, CD4, HIV, haemoglobin level

Sutcliffe [80]

2000–2002

492

Children on ART

CD4 count, haemoglobin level, mortality

Van Dijk et al. [81]

2007–2012

77

Children on ART

Weight-for-age Z scores, CD4 percentage

Van Dijk et al. [82]

2007–2010

198

Children on ART

Treatment outcomes, viral load, CD4 percentage, retention in care, mortality

Sutcliffe et al. [83]

2007–2009

193

Children initiating ART

Weight-for-age and height-for-age Z scores

Nkamba [84]

Not stated

59

Children on ART

T cell subsets CD4 and CD8 memory

Van Dijk et al. [85]

2007–2008

192

Children on ART

Years of receiving ART, distance from clinic, CD4 percentage, weight-for-age Z score

Sinkala et al. [86]

2005–2006

5609

Adults only

Colonoscopy, laparoscopy, culture results

Sheyo [87]

2009–2010

452

Adults and children

HIV status, burn history, burn outcome and management

Brugha et al. [88]

2004–2007

39

Health facilities

VCT, ART, PMTCT, childhood immunisation service and coverage trends

Kancheya et al. [89]

2003–2006

203

Adults

HIV status, VCT

Kaile et al. [90]

2004

18

Adults on ART

Blood pressure serum potassium, creatinine and sodium, Karnofsky score, WHO staging

  1. ART antiretroviral therapy, BMI body mass index, PMTCT prevention of mother-to-child transmission, VCT voluntary counselling and testing