Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Routine Hiv Care and Antiretroviral Treatment Outcomes in Kenya: A Nationally Representative Analysis
Davies O. Kimanga,
Valeria N.B. Makory,
Amin S. Hassan
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic adversely disrupted global health service delivery. We aimed to assess impact of the pandemic on same-day HIV diagnosis/ART initiation, six-months non-retention and initial virologic non-suppression (VnS) among individuals starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Kenya.MethodsIndividual-level longitudinal service delivery data were analysed. Random sampling of individuals aged >15 years starting ART between April 2018 – March 2021 was done. Date of ART initiation was stratifi… Show more
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