| Feature | N° | First author, year (reference) | Country | Study design | Population Sample size | Age in years | FEV1/FEV cut-off | Prevalence (%) |
| COPD-LLN | 1a | Akanbi, 2015 [33] | Nigeria | Cross-sectional, hospital-based | HIV infected 356 | | / | 22.19 | 2 | Hooper, 2012 [15] | South Africa | Cross sectional, community-based | Aged yr. 842 | NA | / | Male: 22.8 Female: 16.8 | 3 | Kayondo, 2020 [30] | Uganda | Cross-sectional, facility-based | Rural, HIV- infected adults. 722 | 40.0 | / | 6.22 | 4 | Gemert, 2015 [28] | Uganda | Prospective cohort | Rural, . 588 | | / | 16.2 | 5 | North, 2019 [29] | Uganda | Cross-sectional, community-based | Rural, . 565 | | / | 2.0 | 6 | Pefura-Yone, 2015 [32] | Cameroon | Case control (outcome = HIV infection), facility-based | Patients, . 922 | | / | HIV+: 5.2 HIV-: 5.0 | 7a | Pefura-Yone, 2016 [34] | Cameroon | Cross-sectional, community-based | Urban, aged . 1 287 | | / | 2.4 | 8a | Zoller, 2018 [24] | Tanzania | Cross-sectional, primary healthcare facility-based | Patients and visitors, . 598 | 46 (37-57) | / | 4.0 |
| COPD <0.7 | 1b | Akanbi, 2015 [33] | Nigeria | Cross-sectional, hospital-based | HIV infected, . 356 | | 0.7 | 15.4 | 9 | Buist, 2007 [39] | South Africa | Cross-sectional (from BOLD study) | Urban, . 896 | / | 0.7 and FEV1<80% | 24.8 | 10 | Fullerton, 2011 [7] | Malawi | Cross-sectional | Biomass exposed. 372 | / | 0.7 | 16.0 | 11 | Gathuru, 2002 [41] | Nigeria | Cross-sectional | Urban civil servants, . 410 | 47.8 (30-69) | 0.7 | 9.3 | 12 | Gridler-Brown, 2008 [40] | South Africa, Lesotho | Cross-sectional | Urban, former goldminers. 620 | 49.4 (25.9-61.7) | 0.7 | 13.5 | 13 | Magitta, 2018 [26] | Tanzania | Cross-sectional | Adults . 869 | | 0.7 | 17.5 | 14 | Meghji, 2016 [31] | Malawi | Cross-sectional, community-based | Adults . 749 | | 0.7 | Male: 4.3 Female: 4.1 | 15 | Martins, 2009 [11] | Cape Verde | Cross-sectional, primary healthcare facility-based | Out-patients . 274 | 38 (28-50) | 0.7 and FEV1<80% | 8.03 | 7b | Pefura-Yone, 2015 [32] | Cameroon | Case control ( infection) | Facility-based, patients aged . 922 | | 0.7 | HIV+2.2: HIV-: 0.7 | 16 | Woldeamanuel, 2019 [25] | Ethiopia | Cross sectional, Abeshge District | Adults . 734 | | 0.7 | 17.8 | 8b | Zoller, 2018 [24] | Tanzania | Cross-sectional, primary healthcare facility-based | Patients and visitors, aged ≥18. 598 | 46 (37-57) | | 5.0 |
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