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Table 1 Search strategy employed in systematic review of studies on equity in ART utilization in South Africa

From: Equity in utilization of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-infected people in South Africa: a systematic review

Category

Search terms (in Pubmed database)

ART

Antiretroviral therapy, highly active [MeSH Terms] OR ART [title/abstract] OR HAART [title/abstract] OR AR V [title/abstract] OR ARVs [title/abstract] OR Anti-Retroviral Agents [Mesh] OR antiretroviral [title/abstract] OR anti retroviral [title/abstract] OR anti-retroviral [title/abstract] OR antiviral [title/abstract] OR therapy [title/abstract]

 

AND

HIV

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [MeSH Terms] OR acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [title/abstract] OR aids [title/abstract] OR hiv [MeSH Terms] OR hiv [title/abstract] OR human immunodeficiency virus [title/abstract] OR HIV infections [MeSH Terms]

 

AND

South Africa

(South Africa [MeSH Terms] OR (South [title/abstract] AND Africa* [title/abstract]))

 

AND

Equity

(Equity [title/abstract] OR equities [title/abstract] OR inequity [title/abstract] OR inequities [title/abstract] OR equality [title/abstract] OR equalities [title/abstract] OR equal [title/abstract] OR equitable [title/abstract] OR inequality [title/abstract] OR inequalities [title/abstract] OR unequal [title/abstract] OR disparity [title/abstract] OR disparities [title/abstract] OR vulnerability [title/abstract] OR fairness [title/abstract] OR unfair [title/abstract] OR social justice [MeSH Terms] OR social justice [title/abstract] OR justice [title/abstract] OR barrier [title/abstract] OR coverage [title/abstract] OR barriers [title/abstract] OR healthcare disparities [MeSH Terms] OR health services accessibility [MeSH Terms] OR health services accessibility [title/abstract] OR access to health care [title/abstract])