Protecting the gains: analysis of HIV treatment and service delivery programme data and interventions implemented in 19 African countries during COVID-19.
Pamela J BachanasHelen M ChunNeha MehtaJohn Aberle-GrasseKaeAnne ParrisMichelle Williams SherlockSpencer LloydClement ZehDaphne K MakwepaMax L KapandaEmily Kainne DokuboLeonard BononoShirish BalachandraEboi EhuiPeter FonjungoAimé M NkosoSikhathele MazibukoVelephi N OkelloFana TeferaMirtie GetachewElizabeth M KatikuAndrew MulwaFred M AsiimweTapiwa F TarumbiswaAndrew F AuldRose NyirendaAlzira P Dos Santos De LouvadoIrenio GasparSteven Y HongLaimi AshipalaChristopher ObanubiAkudo IkpeazuCanisious MusoniEmmanuel YobokaSimangele MthethwaZukiswa PininiSudhir BungaJohn RumunuDaniel J MagesaBeatrice MutayobaLisa J NelsonCordelia KatureebeSimon AgoloryLloyd B MulengaPonesai NyikaOwen MugurungiTedd EllerbrockKiren MitrukaPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2022)
With an overall increase in the number of people on ART, HIV programmes proved to be resilient, mitigating the impact of COVID-19. However, the decline in the number of children on ART warrants urgent investigation and interventions to prevent further losses experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic and future public health emergencies.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- public health
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv aids
- hiv testing
- physical activity
- coronavirus disease
- hepatitis c virus
- sars cov
- men who have sex with men
- healthcare
- mental health
- electronic health record
- south africa
- study protocol
- randomized controlled trial
- current status
- big data
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- combination therapy
- deep learning
- double blind
- global health