The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on HIV care continuum in Jiangsu, China

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 768 - 9
• Main Authors: Shi, Lingen, Tang, Weiming, Hu, Haiyang, Qiu, Tao, Marley, Gifty, Liu, Xiaoyan, Chen, Yuheng, Chen, Yunting, Fu, Gengfeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 07.08.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Antiretroviral agents; Antiretroviral drugs; Antiretroviral therapy; Blood & organ donations; Care and treatment; CD4 antigen; China; China - epidemiology; Continuity of Patient Care; Continuum; Continuum of care; Control; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Data base management systems; Diagnosis; Disease transmission; Epidemics; Female; Forecasts and trends; Growth rate; Health care; HIV; HIV infection; HIV Infections - diagnosis; HIV Infections - drug therapy; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV/AIDS; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Infectious diseases; Influence; Information management; Laboratories; Male; Medical tests; Middle Aged; Pandemic; Pandemics; Parameter estimation; Prevention; Public health; Registration; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Subgroups; Testing; Time series; China; Jiangsu China; COVID-19; Continuum; HIV/AIDS; Pandemic; ART; Testing

The COVID-19 pandemic seriously threatens general public health services globally. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV care continuum in Jiangsu province, China. Data on newly diagnosed HIV persons for analysis were retrieved from Chinas' web-based Compre...