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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] + + + ? ? ? ? ? + + Medium
Barroso 2017 [42] + + + ? + + ? Low
Bolsewicz 2015 [43] + + + + ? ? ? ? + + + Medium
Bravo 2010 [44] + + ? ? ? ? + + + Low
Chop 2017 [45] + + ? ? + ? + + Low
Colvin 2014 [46] + + + + ? ? ? + + + + Medium
Croome 2017 [47] + + + + + ? + + + Low
Engler 2018 [48] + + + + + Low
Ferguson 2012 [49] + + + + ? ? ? + + Low
Flores 2016 [50] + + ? ? + + + Low
Gaston 2013 [51] + + ? ? ? ? + + + Low
Geter 2018 [52] + + ? ? ? ? ? + + + Low
Govindasamy 2012 [53] + + + + ? ? ? + Low
Heestermans 2016 [54] + ? + ? + ? ? + ? Low
Hodgson 2014 [55] + + + + ? ? + + + + Medium
Katz 2013 [56] ? + ? + ? ? + + + Low
Knettel 2018 [57] + + + ? ? + + + + Low
Lancaster 2016 [58] + + ? + ? ? + ? + + Low
Lankowski 2014 [59] + + ? + ? Low
Lazuardi 2018 [60] + + ? + ? ? ? ? + + Low
Li 2017 [61] + + + + + + ? + + + Medium
Lytvyn 2017 [62] + + + + + + ? ? + + + High
Merten 2010 [63] ? + ? ? ? + ? ? Low
Mey 2017 [64] + + + ? + ? + Low
Mills 2006 [65] + + ? + ? + + + + + + High
Morales-Aleman 2014 [66] ? ? ? ? ? + + + Low
Omonaiye 2018 [67] + + ? + + + + ? + ? Medium
Reisner 2009 [68] ? ? ? ? ? ? ? + + Low
Santer 2014 [69] + ? + ? + + ? + + Low
Vervoort 2007 [70] + + ? ? ? + + + ? Low
Vitalis 2013 [71] + + ? ? + ? ? ? + Low
Wasti 2012 [72] + ? ? ? + ? Low
Williams 2017 [73] + + ? ? + + ? + + + Low