Table 1 Characteristics of included studies
No. | Author, year | Study location | Study design | Study participants | Main Outcomes | Alhabib Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bernstein et al., 2016 [49] | Primary care antenatal clinic Cape Town, South Africa | Cross-sectional | 623 HIV-infected pregnant women aged between 18 and 44 years, from March to June 2013 | IPV, depression, substance abuse and psychological distress | 5 |
2 | Hampanda, 2016 [50] | Large public health clinic in Lusaka, Zambia | Cross-sectional | 320 HIV+ postpartum women from April to August 2014 | Medication adherence during and after pregnancy | 6 |
3 | Manongi et al., 2017 [51] | Kilimanjaro Region, Northern Tanzania | Cross-sectional | 1116 pregnant women attending antenatal care in Tanzania from March 1st, 2014 to May 30th 2015 | Signs of depression during pregnancy | 5 |
4 | Matseke et al., 2016 [52] | Primary health care facilities in rural Mpumalanga, South Africa | Cross-sectional | 673 HIV+ pregnant women | Physical and psychological IPV | 7 |
5 | McNaughton Reyes et al., 2020 [53] | Health clinic in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | Longitudinal cohort | T1 during pregnancy – 1480 women seeking antenatal care from the health clinic T2 (14 weeks postpartum) – 1154 women (78%) T3 (9 months postpartum) – 1104 (75%) | Postpartum emotional distress | 4 |
6 | Nyamukoho et al., 2019 [54] | Antenatal clinics in the Chitungwiza City Council outside of Harare, Zimbabwe | Cross-sectional | 194 pregnant HIV+ women at Chitungwiza city council ANC clinics between 14 June 2016 to 14 September 2016 | Prevalence of antenatal depression | 5 |
7 | Peltzer et al., 2018 [55] | 12 Community health centres in Gert Sibande and Nkangala districts in Mpumalanga province, South Africa | Longitudinal cohort | 681 women living with HIV were enrolled during pregnancy (8-24 weeks) and completed assessments at baseline; 32 weeks prenatally – 324 (47.6%) 6 months postnatally – 345 (50.6%) 12 months postnatally – 403 (59.2%) | Prevalence of prenatal and postpartum depression | 6 |
8 | Peltzer et al., 2020 [56] | 12 community health centres in rural South Africa | Longitudinal cohort | 1370 HIV-infected women enrolled at 8-24 weeks pregnant and followed postpartum at 6 weeks, 6 and 12 months Retention rate = 69.8% Recruited between April 10, 2014 and January 30, 2017 | Depressive symptoms | 7 |
9 | Reyes et al., 2019 [57] | A healthcare clinic in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa | Longitudinal cohort | At baseline, 561 women diagnosed as HIV+ during pregnancy At 14 weeks postpartum – 421 retained (75%) | Postpartum unsafe sex | 5 |
10 | Rodriguez et al., 2017 [58] | Mpumalanga, South Africa | Cross-sectional | 673 pregnant women living with HIV recruited from April 2014 to April 2015 | Suicidal ideation | 7 |
11 | Shamu et al., 2013 [59] | Six low-income urban clinics in Harare, Zimbabwe | Cross-sectional | 2042 women attending postnatal clinics between May and September 2011 | IPV during pregnancy and risk factors | 6 |
12 | Wong et al., 2017 [60] | Guglethu Midwife Obstetric Unit in Cape Town, South Africa | Cross-sectional | 625 HIV-infected pregnant women initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) | Depression, alcohol use and stigma | 7 |
13 | Peltzer, Rodriguez and Jones 2016 [61] | 12 community health centres in Mpumalanga province, South Africa | Cross-sectional | 663 HIV+ prenatal women who were 20-24 weeks pregnant, recruited from a clinic RCT | Prenatal depression | 7 |
14 | Ramlagan et al., 2018 [62] | 12 community health centers in Mpumalanga province, South Africa | Cross-sectional | 673 HIV+ women, less than 6 months pregnant recruited from a clinic RCT – cross sectional data gathered from April 2014 to March 2015 | Disclosure of HIV status | 7 |