Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV care and treatment services among adolescents attending a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial disruption on HIV care and treatment programmes, especially for adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) who are known to have poorer health outcomes compared with adults. Efforts made to overcome the pre-existing challenges were hampered by the emergence of the pandemic which interrupted adolescent-friendly healthcare services. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the impacts of the pandemic on HIV care and treatment services from healthcare providers and adolescents' experiences at a tertiary hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Methods

A descriptive qualitative study using in-depth interviews was conducted with 17 study participants. Purposive and convenient sampling techniques were used to recruit healthcare pr

SUBMITTER: Kidabulo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812909 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature