[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 lockdowns: impact on facility-based HIV testing and the case for the scaling up of home-based testing services in sub-Saharan Africa

M Mhango, I Chitungo, T Dzinamarira - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
In December 2019, China reported the emergence of a pneumonia of unknown cause in
Wuhan [1]. By 7 January 2020, the etiology of the pneumonia was attributed to a virus of the …

[HTML][HTML] Attendance to HIV antiretroviral collection clinic appointments during COVID-19 lockdown. A single center study in Kigali, Rwanda

G Pierre, A Uwineza, T Dzinamarira - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
Globally, 78 million people have been infected with HIV and 35 million have died from AIDS-
related illnesses since its inception 39 years ago [1]. In sub-Saharan Africa an estimated …

[HTML][HTML] “Everything is a mess”: how COVID-19 is impacting engagement with HIV testing services in rural Southwestern Uganda

M Ponticiello, J Mwanga-Amumpaire… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
In southwestern Uganda, where HIV prevalence among sexually active adults is~ 7%[1], we
have been conducting longitudinal research to improve uptake of HIV testing among …

From easing lockdowns to scaling up community-based coronavirus disease 2019 screening, testing, and contact tracing in Africa—shared approaches, innovations …

JB Nachega, A Grimwood, H Mahomed… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The arrival of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on the African continent resulted in a
range of lockdown measures that curtailed the spread of the infection but caused economic …

Impact of coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) on HIV testing and care provision across four continents

F Rick, W Odoke, J van den Hombergh… - HIV …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) pandemic has been associated with
severe disruptions in health care services, and nonpharmacological measures such as …

COVID-19 affects HIV and tuberculosis care

Q Abdool Karim, SS Abdool Karim - Science, 2020 - science.org
Shortly after instituting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mitigation measures, such as
banning air travel and closing schools, the South African government implemented a …

[HTML][HTML] Maintaining HIV care during the COVID-19 pandemic

H Jiang, Y Zhou, W Tang - The lancet HIV, 2020 - thelancet.com
Community-based organisations have also played an important part in maintaining HIV
services. UNAIDS is working with the BaiHuaLin alliance of people living with HIV and other …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on HIV care in 65 South African primary care clinics: an interrupted time series analysis

J Dorward, T Khubone, K Gate, H Ngobese… - The lancet HIV, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV outcomes in low-income and
middle-income countries is poorly described. We aimed to measure the impact of the 2020 …

[HTML][HTML] Reduction in initiations of HIV treatment in South Africa during the COVID pandemic

M Benade, L Long, S Rosen, G Meyer-Rath… - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Background In response to the global pandemic of COVID-19, countries around the world
began imposing stay-at-home orders, restrictions on transport, and closures of businesses in …

[HTML][HTML] What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria control?

F Amimo, B Lambert, A Magit - Tropical medicine and health, 2020 - Springer
Despite its current relatively low global share of cases and deaths in Africa compared to
other regions, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has the potential to trigger other larger …