Adapting HIV services for pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants, children, adolescents and families in resource-constrained settings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alexandra C VrazoRachel GolinNimasha B FernandoWm P KillamSheena SharifiBenjamin R PhelpsMegan M GleasonHilary T WolfGeorge K SiberryMeena SrivastavaPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2020)
Protecting pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants, children and adolescents from acquiring SARS-CoV-2 while sustaining essential HIV services is an immense global health challenge. Tailored, family friendly programme adaptations for case-finding, ART delivery and viral load monitoring for these populations have the potential to limit SARS-CoV-2 transmission while ensuring the continuity of life-saving HIV case identification and treatment efforts.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- sars cov
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- hiv testing
- human immunodeficiency virus
- global health
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- men who have sex with men
- young adults
- healthcare
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- primary care
- preterm infants
- pregnant women
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- mental health
- physical activity
- south africa
- type diabetes
- pregnancy outcomes
- randomized controlled trial
- metabolic syndrome
- breast cancer risk
- skeletal muscle
- replacement therapy