HIV Testing Disruptions and Service Adaptations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review.

Mude, W; Mwenyango, H; Preston, R; O'Mullan, C; Vaughan, G; Jones, G

HIV Testing Disruptions and Service Adaptations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review.

Mude, W Mwenyango, H Preston, R O'Mullan, C Vaughan, G

Jones, G

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Publisher:: SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
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Citation:: AIDS Behav, 2023
Issue Date:: 2023-08-07

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dc.contributor.author	Mude, W
dc.contributor.author	Mwenyango, H
dc.contributor.author	Preston, R
dc.contributor.author	O'Mullan, C
dc.contributor.author	Vaughan, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0132-9946
dc.contributor.author	Jones, G
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-05T23:54:00Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-12
dc.date.available	2023-11-05T23:54:00Z
dc.date.issued	2023-08-07
dc.identifier.citation	AIDS Behav, 2023
dc.identifier.issn	1090-7165
dc.identifier.issn	1573-3254
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/173003
dc.description.abstract	Access to treatment and care in safe clinical settings improves people's lives with HIV. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted vital HIV programs and services, increasing the risk of adverse health outcomes for people with HIV and HIV transmission rates in the community. This systematic literature review provides a meta-analysis of HIV testing disruptions and a synthesis of HIV/AIDS services adapted during COVID-19. We searched scholarly databases from 01 January 2020 to 30 June 2022 using key terms on HIV testing rates and services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The process of how the included articles were identified, selected, appraised, and synthesised was reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We included 17 articles that reported changes in HIV testing during the COVID-19 pandemic and 22 that reported adaptations in HIV/AIDS services. We found that HIV testing decreased by 37% during the search period because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Service providers adopted novel strategies to support remote service delivery by expanding community antiretroviral therapy dispensing, setting up primary care outreach points, and instituting multi-month dispensing services to sustain client care. Therefore, service providers and policymakers should explore alternative strategies to increase HIV testing rates impacted by COVID-19 and leverage funding to continue providing the identified adapted services.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
dc.relation.ispartof	AIDS Behav
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/s10461-023-04139-4
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1117 Public Health and Health Services, 1607 Social Work
dc.subject.classification	Public Health
dc.subject.classification	4206 Public health
dc.title	HIV Testing Disruptions and Service Adaptations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.location.activity	United States
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
utslib.for	1607 Social Work
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2023-11-05T23:53:59Z
pubs.publication-status	Published online

Abstract:

Access to treatment and care in safe clinical settings improves people's lives with HIV. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted vital HIV programs and services, increasing the risk of adverse health outcomes for people with HIV and HIV transmission rates in the community. This systematic literature review provides a meta-analysis of HIV testing disruptions and a synthesis of HIV/AIDS services adapted during COVID-19. We searched scholarly databases from 01 January 2020 to 30 June 2022 using key terms on HIV testing rates and services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The process of how the included articles were identified, selected, appraised, and synthesised was reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. We included 17 articles that reported changes in HIV testing during the COVID-19 pandemic and 22 that reported adaptations in HIV/AIDS services. We found that HIV testing decreased by 37% during the search period because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Service providers adopted novel strategies to support remote service delivery by expanding community antiretroviral therapy dispensing, setting up primary care outreach points, and instituting multi-month dispensing services to sustain client care. Therefore, service providers and policymakers should explore alternative strategies to increase HIV testing rates impacted by COVID-19 and leverage funding to continue providing the identified adapted services.

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