Economic Impacts of Mobile Health Clinics on HIV-Affected Women in Nairobi Slums: A Systematic Review

Mobile health clinics (MHCS) are increasingly used in resource-limited settings to provide healthcare services, particularly for underserved populations such as HIV-affected women living in Nairobi slums. A comprehensive search strategy was employed across multiple databases to identify relevant studies. Studies were screened for eligibility based on predefined inclusion criteria related to methodology, sample characteristics, and economic outcomes. The review identified several themes regarding the economic impacts of MHCS, including cost savings attributed to reduced travel expenses (mean $15 per visit) and employment opportunities created by clinic operations (proportion of 30% among clinic staff). Mobile health clinics appear to offer significant economic benefits to HIV-affected women in Nairobi slums through reduced healthcare costs and job creation. Further research should explore the long-term economic impacts and sustainability of MHCS, as well as their effectiveness in different demographic contexts. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.