Interrupted Access to and Use of Family Planning Among Youth in a Community-Based Service in Zimbabwe During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Constancia Vimbayi MavodzaSarah BernaysConstance R S Mackworth-YoungRangarirayi NyamwanzaPortia NzombeEthel DauyaChido Dziva ChikwariMandikudza TemboTsitsi ApolloOwen MugurungiBernard MadzimaKatharina KranzerRashida Abbas FerrandJoanna BuszaPublished in: Studies in family planning (2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious impacts on economic, social, and health systems, and fragile public health systems have become overburdened in many countries, exacerbating existing service delivery challenges. This study describes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on family planning services within a community-based integrated HIV and sexual and reproductive health intervention for youth aged 16-24 years being trialled in Zimbabwe (CHIEDZA). It examines the experiences of health providers and clients in relation to how the first year of the pandemic affected access to and use of contraceptives.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- healthcare
- randomized controlled trial
- hiv positive
- sars cov
- antiretroviral therapy
- coronavirus disease
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- primary care
- emergency department
- physical activity
- young adults
- social media
- health information
- health insurance
- human health