ArticleInternational journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2021
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV care in Guatemala.
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- Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on the HIV care continuum across global income levels: a mixed-methods systematic review.AIDS research and therapy · 2025Pooled it
- HIV Testing Disruptions and Service Adaptations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Literature Review.AIDS and behavior · 2024Pooled it
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- Syndemic effect of COVID-19 outbreak on HIV care delivery around the globe: A systematic review using narrative synthesis.Health promotion perspectives · 2023Pooled it
- Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on access to family planning and HIV services among women in Lilongwe, Malawi.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Evaluating the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on HIV Testing, Enrollment, ART Use and Mortality in Suriname Using Interrupted Time Series Analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
- Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Clinical Management of People Living with HIV: A Retrospective Study of 246 Patients at a Single Center.Current HIV research · 2025Article
- [Analysis of the institutional capabilities of the Guatemalan Ministry of Health: democratic constraint, defunding, reforms, and model of care].Cadernos de saude publica · 2024Article
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- The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Cases of and Deaths From AIDS, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C: Interrupted Time Series Analysis.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2023Article
- COVID-19 and tuberculosis coinfection: An overview of case reports/case series and meta-analysis of prevalence studies.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Response of Care Services for Patients with HIV/AIDS during a Pandemic: Perspectives of Health Staff in Bolivia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Approaches to Deployment of Molecular Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Resource-Limited Settings.Clinics in laboratory medicine · 2022Review
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on accessing HIV care: A case report.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2021Article
- Latin America Priorities after 40 years of the beginning of the HIV pandemic.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2021Review
- The Effect of COVID-19 on Routine HIV Care Services from Health Facilities in Northwest Ethiopia.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo describe the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and deaths from opportunistic infections in Guatemala.
methodsA retrospective study was conducted to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with HIV at a referral clinic (Clinica Familiar Luis Angel García, CFLAG), as well as the disruption of services at a diagnostic laboratory hub (DLH) which provides diagnosis for opportunistic infections to a network of 13 HIV healthcare facilities. Comparative analysis was undertaken using the months March-August from two different time periods: (i) pre-COVID-19 (2017-2019); and (ii) during the COVID-19 period (2020).
resultsDuring the COVID-19 period, 7360 HIV tests were performed at Clinica Familiar Luis Angel García, compared with an average of 16,218 tests in the pre-COVID-19 period; a reduction of 54.7% [95% confidence interval (CI) 53.8-55.4%],Deaths from opportunistic infections at 90 days were 10.7% higher in 2020 compared with 2019 (27.3% vs 16.6%; P = 0.05). Clinical samples sent to the DLH for diagnosis of opportunistic infections decreased by 43.7% in 2020 (95% CI 41.0-46.2%).
conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic is having a substantial impact on HIV care in Guatemala. Diagnostic services for HIV have been severely affected and deaths from opportunistic infections have increased. The lessons learnt must guide the introduction of strategies to reduce the impact of the pandemic.
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