Table 1 Features of the articles selected as part of the meta-analysis and systematic review
Sr No | Author(s) | Country | Income Category | Study Design | Population | Publication Year | Anemia Definition | ART_Regimen | ART Status | Sample Size | Prevalence (%) | Quality Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shah et al. [23] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Children | 2005 | WHO Classification | Not Specified | Naive | 42 | 52.4 | 4 |
2 | Gita Sinha et al. [24] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Pregnant Women | 2007 | WHO Classification | ZDV-based ART | Both | 906 | 37.1 | 8 |
3 | Kumarasamy et al. [25] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2008 | Not Specified | HAART | Experienced | 3154 | 5.4 | 6 |
4 | Anita Shet et al. [26] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Children | 2009 | WHO Classification | Not Specified | Both | 248 | 66.0 | 7 |
5 | Ramnath Subbaraman et al. [27] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2009 | WHO Classification | Not Specified | Naive | 6996 | 41.0 | 8 |
6 | Dikshit et al. [28] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2009 | WHO Classification | Not Specified | Both | 200 | 65.5 | 7 |
7 | Agarwal et al. [29] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2010 | WHO Classification | ZDV-based ART | Experienced | 1256 | 16.2 | 7 |
8 | Wisaksana et al. [30] | Indonesia | Upper-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2011 | WHO Classification | HAART | Both | 869 | 39.1 | 8 |
9 | Shet et al. [31] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Children | 2011 | Not Specified | ZDV-based ART | Both | 80 | 52.5 | 6 |
10 | Anwikar et al. [32] | India | Lower-middle | Retrospective cohort | Adults | 2011 | Not Specified | HAART | Experienced | 1844 | 2.8 | 8 |
11 | Kapavarapu et al. [33] | India | Lower-middle | Prospective cohort | Children | 2012 | WHO Classification | Not Specified | Both | 85 | 40.0 | 7 |
12 | Parinitha et al. [34] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2012 | Not Specified | Not Specified | Naive | 250 | 84.0 | 6 |
13 | Wisaksana et al. [35] | Indonesia | Upper-middle | Prospective cohort | Adults | 2013 | WHO Classification | HAART | Both | 127 | 63.4 | 7 |
14 | Mathews et al. [36] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2013 | Not Specified | ZDV-based ART | Both | 187 | 40.1 | 6 |
15 | Chowta et al. [37] | India | Lower-middle | Retrospective cohort | Adults | 2013 | Not Specified | HAART | Experienced | 99 | 58.6 | 5 |
16 | Yapan et al. [38] | Thailand | Upper-middle | Cross-sectional | Pregnant Women | 2014 | WHO Classification | HAART | Both | 105 | 41.0 | 9 |
17 | Singh et al. [39] | India | Lower-middle | Prospective cohort | Children | 2014 | WHO Classification | ZDV-based ART | Experienced | 70 | 75.0 | 6 |
18 | Martin et al. [40] | Nepal | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2014 | WHO Classification | HAART | Both | 319 | 55.8 | 9 |
19 | Verma et al. [41] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Children | 2014 | WHO Classification | HAART | Experienced | 55 | 36.4 | 8 |
20 | Kuwalairat et al. [42] | Thailand | Upper-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2014 | WHO Classification | ZDV-based ART | Experienced | 303 | 11.2 | 9 |
21 | Kulkarni et al. [43] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2015 | Not Specified | Not Specified | Both | 200 | 77.5 | 6 |
22 | Shet et al. [44] | India | Lower-middle | Prospective cohort | Children | 2015 | WHO Classification | HAART | Both | 241 | 47.1 | 9 |
23 | Patil et al. [45] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2016 | Not Specified | Not Specified | Experienced | 111 | 14.4 | 5 |
24 | Raman et al. [46] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2016 | Not Specified | Not Specified | Both | 120 | 77.0 | 6 |
25 | Wahyuwibowo et al. [47] | Indonesia | Upper-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2018 | WHO Classification | ZDV-based ART | Experienced | 54 | 38.9 | 8 |
26 | Aithal et al. [48] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2018 | WHO Classification | Not Specified | Experienced | 228 | 62.2 | 7 |
27 | Bhagrati et al. [49] | India | Lower-middle | Prospective cohort | Children | 2019 | WHO Classification | HAART | Both | 489 | 17.6 | 7 |
28 | Pertiwi et al. [50] | Indonesia | Upper-middle | Case–control | Adults | 2020 | WHO Classification | ZDV-based ART | Experienced | 503 | 29.4 | 8 |
29 | Bhardwaj et al. [51] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2020 | Not Specified | HAART | Both | 120 | 69.17 | 4 |
30 | Sah et al. [52] | Nepal | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2020 | Not Specified | Not Specified | Both | 210 | 66.7 | 8 |
31 | Sunita P et al. [53] | India | Lower-middle | Retrospective cohort | Adults | 2020 | Not Specified | HAART | Experienced | 100 | 54.0 | 7 |
32 | Suja et al. [54] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2020 | Not Specified | HAART | Both | 100 | 47.0 | 4 |
33 | Mahajan et al. [55] | India | Lower-middle | Mixed cohort | Adults | 2020 | Not Specified | HAART | Experienced | 400 | 61.5 | 8 |
34 | Aryastuti et al. [56] | Indonesia | Upper-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2021 | WHO Classification | Not Specified | Both | 243 | 54.7 | 8 |
35 | Chitralekha et al. [57] | India | Lower-middle | Retrospective cohort | Adults | 2021 | Not Specified | HAART | Experienced | 211 | 66.4 | 7 |
36 | Mungal et al. [58] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2021 | WHO Classification | HAART | Both | 200 | 70.4 | 6 |
37 | Kumar Pushkar et al. [59] | India | Lower-middle | Cross-sectional | Children | 2022 | Not Specified | Not Specified | Experienced | 106 | 84.0 | 5 |
38 | Mahajan et al. [60] | India | Lower-middle | Retrospective cohort | Adults & children | 2023 | WHO Classification | HAART | Experienced | 513 | 77.7 | 9 |
39 | Wiraguna et al. [61] | Indonesia | Upper-middle | Cross-sectional | Adults | 2024 | Not Specified | Not Specified | Naive | 83 | 47.0 | 8 |