Patient and stakeholder perspectives on impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV and mental health care delivery in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic had a global impact on health systems and the delivery of health services, including for chronic conditions such as HIV. In South Africa, impacts on HIV services have widely been quantitatively described. Across different health settings, patients have also qualitatively described numerous negative impacts to their HIV care. However, patient perspectives on COVID-19 impacts to HIV care in South Africa, the largest HIV care system in the world, have been little explored to date.

Methods

We conducted 29 semi-structured individual interviews with people living with HIV (n = 24) and providers (n = 5) in Cape Town, South Africa.

Results

While most patient participants reported continued access to HIV treatment during the pande

SUBMITTER: Rose AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10031273 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature