Public Health Implications of Adapting HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Programs for Virtual Service Delivery in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Systematic Review.
Pragna PatelMichael KerznerJason Bailey ReedPatrick Sean SullivanWafaa M El-SadrPublished in: JMIR public health and surveillance (2022)
Innovations in the virtual service provision of PrEP occurred before COVID-19 but have new relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The innovations we describe might strengthen HIV prevention service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the long run by engaging traditionally hard-to-reach populations, reducing stigma, and creating a more accessible health care platform. These virtual service delivery platforms can mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV services, which can be leveraged to facilitate COVID-19 pandemic control now and for future responses.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- mental health
- public health
- systematic review
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- hiv aids
- hiv testing
- hiv infected
- men who have sex with men
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- mental illness
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- primary care
- meta analyses
- current status
- high throughput
- depressive symptoms
- social support
- randomized controlled trial
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- south africa
- social media