ArticleInfection & chemotherapy2021
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on HIV Services in Korea: Results from a Cross-Sectional Online Survey.
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- Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the HIV Care Continuum and Associated Factors in High-Income Nations: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2025Pooled it
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- Update on sexually transmitted infections in Korea: a narrative review.Ewha medical journal · 2024Review
- Impact of COVID-19 on human immunodeficiency virus tests, new diagnoses, and healthcare visits in the Republic of Korea: a retrospective study from 2016 to 2021.Osong public health and research perspectives · 2024Article
- Challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's HIV harm reduction centers: a mixed-methods study.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- Temporal Trends in Syphilis Incidence among Men with HIV in Busan, Korea, 2005-2022: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Viruses · 2024Article
- A comparative study of transgender women accessing HIV testing via face-to-face and telemedicine services in Chiang Mai, Thailand during the COVID-19 pandemic and their risk of being HIV-positive.BMC public health · 2023Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 on HIV Care in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2019-2021: Disparities by Age and Gender.AIDS and behavior · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of online HIV treatment services in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.Health care science · 2023Article
- The Story and Implications of the Korean Health Care Facility Counseling Project on People Living with HIV.Infection & chemotherapy · 2023Review
- Service delivery challenges in HIV care during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a site assessment survey across the global IeDEA consortium.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has compromised human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services. The study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the access and delivery of HIV care in Korea. MATERIALS AND
methodsPeople living with HIV (PLHIV), people at risk of HIV (PAR) and prescribers of HIV care were recruited through a patient advocacy group, online communities for men who have sex with men (MSM) and a HIV care center for a web-based survey between October 22 and November 26, 2020. The survey compared the frequency of hospital/clinic visits, HIV-related testing, access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) or preventive medications, and experience with telehealth services by PLHIV and PAR between the pre-pandemic and pandemic eras.
resultsOne hundred and twelve PLHIV (mean age: 38.5 ± 10.2 years), 174 PAR (mean age: 33.5 ± 8.0 years) and 9 prescribers participated the survey; ≥97% of the PLHIV and PAR were male. A greater proportion of PAR than PLHIV reported a decrease in the frequency of hospital/clinical visits (59.2%
conclusionOverall, COVID-19 has negatively impacted the access and delivery of HIV services in Korea, especially HIV-related testing for PAR. Our findings highlight the need to develop strategies to mitigate the interrupted HIV care.
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