HIV service delivery in the time of COVID-19: focus group discussions with key populations in India.
Rose PollardUsha GopinathYeruva A ReddyBogam R KumarParthasarathy MugunduCanjeevaram K VasudevanAylur K SrikrishnanAditya SinghAllison M McFallKenneth H MayerShruti H MehtaSunil S SolomonPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2021)
COVID-19 restrictions had a greater impact on access to HIV antibody, CD4, and RNA testing services compared to ART access. High acceptance of MMD and community-based services support the continued role of differentiated service delivery models to improve KP access to HIV antibody, CD4, RNA testing services, convenient ART retrieval, and integrated services beyond HIV, which may be critical for survival and wellbeing.