Impact of COVID-19 pandemic in adolescents on HIV treatment

The COVID-19 pandemic and concomitant lockdown restrictions in South Africa pose critical challenges for adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) and on ART, impacting their ability to remain engaged in care and adherent to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Not only has this pandemic directly impacted the he...

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Autores principales: Wyk, Brian Van, Mayman, Yolanda
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2022
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Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9392010/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36034018
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2022.42.120.33774
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Sumario:The COVID-19 pandemic and concomitant lockdown restrictions in South Africa pose critical challenges for adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) and on ART, impacting their ability to remain engaged in care and adherent to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Not only has this pandemic directly impacted the health care that ALHIV receive, but it has also consequently had devastating effects on society and has negatively affected the mental health and well-being of ALHIV. The challenges associated with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disadvantaged groups such as ALHIV on ART need to be further explored as it may offer hope to ALHIV and restore confidence in the health system.

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