The impact of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions on HIV care continuum in China: An interrupted time series analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

China implemented strict non-pharmaceutical interventions to contain COVID-19 at the early stage. We aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on HIV care continuum in China.

Methods

Aggregated data on HIV care continuum between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2020 were collected from centers for disease control and prevention at different levels and major infectious disease hospitals in various regions in China. We used interrupted time series analysis to characterize temporal trend in weekly numbers of HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) prescriptions, HIV tests, HIV diagnoses, median time intervals between HIV diagnosis and antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation (time intervals, days), ART initiations, mean CD4+ T cell counts at ART initiation (CD4 counts, cells

SUBMITTER: Wu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9365399 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature