The impact of war on HIV/AIDS service provision: In rural health facilities of Tigray, northern Ethiopia, a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Back ground

HIV/AIDS remained among the common public health problems in developing country. Despite the extensive delivery of ART and improved coverage of the service access, still, man-made problems like war have negatively influenced the utilization of antiretroviral treatment services. The war in Tigray Region in the northern Ethiopia broke out in November 2020 and thereby has brought about an extreme damage on most of the infrastructure in Tigray, including the health institutions. The purpose of this study is, therefore, to assess and report the trend of HIV service provision across the war affected rural health facilities in Tigray.

Methods

The study was conducted in 33 rural health facilities during the active war in Tigray. A facility based retrospective cross-secti

SUBMITTER: Weledegebriel MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10153695 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature