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Table 3 Summary of key outcome findings

From: Integration of HIV testing services into family planning services: a systematic review

Study

Outcome category from PICO question

1) Uptake of, counseling for, or offer of HIV testing services

5) Client satisfaction / perceptions of service quality

Birdthistle et al., 2014 [25]

 

Control sites (n = 4)

Intervention sites (n = 4)

Not measured

Proportion of visits where women received HIV counseling and testing

   2009

5–30%

3–27%

   2010

2–14%

8–16%

   2012

6–58%

3–15%

Proportion of visits where women received HIV/STI services and MCH services

   2009

11–49%

9–33%

   2010

3–27%

2–21%

   2012

14–44%

10–17%

Brunie et al., 2016 [26]

 

Control group (n = 119)

Intervention (n = 137)

p-value

Not measured

Ever tested for HIV, n (%)

113 (94.96%)

136 (99.27%)

0.002

Number of tests in the past 12 months, n (%)

  

0.043

   0

22 (18.49%)

10 (7.35%)

 

   1

20 (16.81%)

20 (14.71%)

 

   2

31 (26.05%)

28 (20.59%)

 

   3

34 (28.57%)

44 (32.35%)

 

   > 4

12 (10.08%)

34 (25.00%)

 

Church et al., 2017 [27]

 

Intervention group (n = 439)

Comparison group (n = 443)

• Women at the intervention sites were more likely to have high satisfaction with services (30% versus 27%)

• Women at the intervention sites were more likely to wait longer than 30 min for services (57%, versus 0.2%)

• Women at the intervention sites were less likely to have paid fees for services (83% versus 93%).

Proportion who reported receiving an HIV test since last interview

  

   R0 (immediately post-intervention)

8.4

47.6

   R1 (+ 6 months)

44.7

51.5

   R2 (+ 18 months)

64.0

66.4

   R3 (+ 24 months)

71.8

60.7

Percent of women achieving HIV testing goals (two-test minimum, one test per year) over the two-year cohort, by different exposure groups

• More women in the HIV comparison group (73%) met the HIV testing goal compared to the intervention group (65%) (p < 0.05).

• Women who received integrated services at baseline, regardless of design group, were more likely to receive the two-test minimum after r0 (71%) compared to those who did not (61%) (p < 0.01).

• Women with highest cumulative exposure to integrated services were more likely to have received the testing requirement (77%) versus the medium score group (71%) and the low score group (60%) (p < 0.001).

Criniti et al., 2011 [28]

 

Prior to HIV rapid testing (before 2003)

Designated HIV tester (2003–2007)

Full integration into clinic flow (2007–2009)

Not measured

Testing acceptance rate

Unavailable

76%

89%

Patients with a documented HIV test in medical chart from previous 12 months

34%

65%

71%

Average tests performed per month

Unavailable

70

87.9

Kimani et al., 2015 [29]

 

Control group n/N (%)

Intervention group n/N (%)

Not measured

Uptake of Provider-initiated testing and counseling

   Baseline

87/878 (9.9)

125/815 (15.3)

   15-month follow-up

104/631 (29.6)

157/573 (46.6)

aOR for intervention site compared to control: 1.6, (95% CI: 1.2–2.2) (p < 0.01)

Liambila et al., 2009 [30]

 

Testing model % (N)

Referral model % (N)

Not measured

Proportion of new clients being tested after introducing the intervention

   New clients offered HIV test*

74 (27)

34 (50)

   If offered, new clients choosing HIV test

50 (20)

65 (17)

   Proportion of all new clients being tested*

37 (27)

22 (50)

Proportion of revisit clients being tested

   Revisit clients offered HIV test*

56 (183)

27 (259)

   If offered, revisit clients choosing HIV test

61 (103)

72 (69)

   Proportion of all revisit clients being tested*

34 (183)

19 (259)

Proportion of all clients tested

   Proportion of all new and revisit clients being tested*

35 (210)

20 (309)

  1. Note: this table only includes outcome data that met the PICO question by comparing HIV testing services integrated into family planning services to non-integrated services. None of the studies reported PICO outcomes #2) new cases of HIV identified, #3) linkages to HIV care and treatment, #4) dual method use, and #6) provider knowledge and attitudes about integrating HTS
  2. *significant at p < 0.01