Mitigating the effects of COVID-19 on HIV treatment and care in Lusaka, Zambia: a before-after cohort study using mixed effects regression.
Jesse Jake PryKombatende SikombeAaloke ModyShilpa IyerJacob MutaleNatalie VlahakisTheodora SavoryMwanza Wa MwanzaKeith MweeboAnnie MwilaConsity MwaleMpande Mukumbwa-MwenechanyaAndrew D KerkhoffIzukanji SikazweCarolyn Bolton MooreDaniel MwambaElvin H GengMichael E HercePublished in: BMJ global health (2022)
Timely issuance and implementation of COVID-19 mitigation guidance involving task-shifted patient communication and mobilisation alongside 6MMD significantly increased early return to ART clinic, potentially reducing interruptions in HIV care during a global public health emergency.
Keyphrases
- public health
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- healthcare
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- primary care
- quality improvement
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- palliative care
- climate change
- hiv aids
- emergency department
- hiv testing
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- pain management
- global health
- chronic pain
- men who have sex with men
- combination therapy
- smoking cessation