Table 1 Search strategy

“Neurocognitive deficit*”

‘Neurodevelopment/al’ OR ‘neurocognitive’ OR ‘cognitive’ OR ‘cognitive function’ OR neurocognitive function OR ‘neurodevelopmental’ OR Neurocognitive impairment OR Neurocognitive status OR Neurocognitive dysfunction*

“Children and adolescents”

Adolescen* OR Teen* OR Youth OR Young adult* OR Young people OR Young person OR Young men OR Young women OR Youngster* OR Juvenile* OR

Child* OR “School-aged child*”

HIV infected

HIV-infected OR “living with HIV” OR HIV OR AIDS OR HIV/AIDS OR Human immunodeficiency virus OR Human immuno-deficiency virus OR Acquired immunodeficiency OR Antiretroviral OR ARV*

“Socioeconomic factor*”

Standard* of Living OR Living Standard* OR Social Class OR Economic Status OR Educational Status OR Level of education OR Educational attainment OR Employment OR Income OR Family OR Community safety OR Social support OR welfare OR Nutrition levels OR Healthcare OR Medical indigency OR age

Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub Saharan Africa OR Sub Sahara Africa OR Angola OR Benin OR Botswana OR Burkina Faso OR Burundi OR Cameroon OR Cape Verde OR Central African Republic OR Chad OR Comoros OR Democratic Republic of the Congo OR Djibouti OR Equatorial Guinea OR Eritrea OR Ethiopia OR Gabon OR The Gambia OR Ghana OR Guinea OR Guinea-Bissau OR Ivory Coast OR Kenya OR Lesotho OR Liberia OR Madagascar OR Malawi OR Mali OR Mauritania OR Mauritius OR Mozambique OR Namibia OR Niger OR Nigeria OR Republic of the Congo OR Rwanda OR Sao Tome and Principe OR Senegal OR Seychelles OR Sierra Leone OR Somalia OR South Sudan OR Sudan OR Swaziland OR Eswatini OR Tanzania OR Togo OR Uganda OR Zambia OR Zimbabwe