Impact of COVID-19 on Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Research in the AHISA Network.

ABSTRACT: Members of the Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Implementation Science Alliance (AHISA) network conduct research aiming to close gaps between what is known to be impactful across the HIV prevention and treatment cascade, and services delivered to optimize outcomes for adolescents/young adults (AYA) in high HIV-prevalence settings. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced new challenges which threaten to exacerbate care and access disparities. We report results of a survey among AHISA teams with active AYA HIV research programs in African countries to determine how the pandemic has impacted their efforts. Results highlighted the detrimental impact of the pandemic on research efforts and the expanded need for implementation research to help provide evidence-based, context-specific pandemic re

SUBMITTER: Lowenthal ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9466311 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature