COVID-19 associated changes in HIV service delivery over time in Central Africa: Results from facility surveys during the first and second waves of the pandemic

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 11; p. e0275429
• Main Authors: Rogers, Ajeh, Brazier, Ellen, Dzudie, Anastase, Adedimeji, Adebola, Yotebieng, Marcel, Muhoza, Benjamin, Twizere, Christella, Lelo, Patricia, Nsonde, Dominique, Mafoua, Adolphe, Munyaneza, Athanase, Gateretse, Patrick, Diafouka, Merlin, Murenzi, Gad, Niyongabo, Théodore, Anastos, Kathryn, Nash, Denis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 30.11.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Africa; AIDS; Ambulatory Care Facilities; Analysis; Anti-Retroviral Agents - therapeutic use; Antiretroviral agents; Antiretroviral drugs; Antiretroviral therapy; Antiviral agents; Biology and Life Sciences; Clinics; Commodities; Consortia; Control; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Data collection; Disease prevention; Dosage and administration; Drug therapy; Epidemics; Epidemiology; HIV; HIV infection; HIV Infections - drug therapy; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV testing; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human subjects; Humans; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mitigation; Pandemics; Patients; People and Places; Polls & surveys; Prevention; Prophylaxis; Public health; Questionnaires; Risk factors; Rural areas; Social aspects; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Telemedicine; Africa; Cameroon; Central Africa; Rwanda

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted population health around the globe, directly and indirectly. The objective of this study was to document changes in HIV care associated with the COVID-19 pandemic at selected clinics in Central Africa, along with clinic-level strategies for minimizing disruptions i...