HIV Care Experiences During the COVID‑19 Pandemic: Mixed‑Methods Telephone Interviews with Clinic‑Enrolled HIV‑Infected Adults in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorLinnemayr, Sebastian
dc.contributor.authorMayo‑Wilson, Larissa Jennings
dc.contributor.authorSaya, Uzaib
dc.contributor.authorWagner, Zachary
dc.contributor.authorMacCarthy, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorWalukaga, Stewart
dc.contributor.authorNakubulwa, Susan
dc.contributor.authorKaramagi, Yvonne
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-16T11:59:55Z
dc.date.available2022-05-16T11:59:55Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractCOVID-19 measures that restrict movement may negatively impact access to HIV care and treatment. To contribute to the currently limited evidence, we used telephone interviews with quantitative and qualitative questions to examine how clients perceived COVID-19 and its effect on their HIV care and ART adherence. One hundred (n = 100) Ugandan adults on ART from an existing study were randomly selected and enrolled. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using descriptive statistics and rapid content analyses. 76% of clients indicated that COVID-19 negatively impacted travel to HIV clinics; 54% perceived that coming to the clinic increased their risk of acquiring COVID-19; and 14% said that COVID-19 had negatively impacted their ART adherence. Qualitative feedback suggests that fear of COVID-19 infection discouraged clinic attendance while stay-at-home orders helped routinize ART adherence and employ new community-based approaches for HIV care. Addressing negative unintended consequences of COVID-19 lockdowns on HIV care is urgently needed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLinnemayr, S., Jennings Mayo-Wilson, L., Saya, U., Wagner, Z., MacCarthy, S., Walukaga, S., ... & Karamagi, Y. (2021). HIV care experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: mixed-methods telephone interviews with clinic-enrolled HIV-infected adults in Uganda. AIDS and Behavior, 25(1), 28-39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-03032-8en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-03032-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3243
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAIDS and Behavioren_US
dc.subjectAdherenceen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectAntiretroviral treatmenten_US
dc.subjectARTen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectPandemicen_US
dc.subjectMixed methodsen_US
dc.subjectMobile phoneen_US
dc.subjectSurveyen_US
dc.titleHIV Care Experiences During the COVID‑19 Pandemic: Mixed‑Methods Telephone Interviews with Clinic‑Enrolled HIV‑Infected Adults in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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