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ArticleHIV medicine2022

Antiretroviral drug switches to zidovudine-based regimens and loss to follow-up during the first COVID-19 lockdown in Bali, Indonesia.

Keerti Gedela, Ngurah Rajus, Hendry Luis, Wayan Dede Fridayantara, Irwanto Irwanto, Evi Sukmaningrum, Frank Stephen Wignall

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Article in HIV medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Keerti GedelaChelsea & Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5797-8216
Ngurah RajusYayasan Bali Peduli HIV/Sexual Health Clinic, Denpasar, Indonesia.
Hendry LuisYayasan Bali Peduli HIV/Sexual Health Clinic, Denpasar, Indonesia.
Wayan Dede FridayantaraYayasan Bali Peduli HIV/Sexual Health Clinic, Denpasar, Indonesia.ORCID 0000-0001-5082-8656
Irwanto IrwantoPusat Unggulan Kebijakan Kesehatan dan Inovasi Sosial (PUI-PT PPH, PUK21S), HIV/AIDS Research Centre, Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Evi SukmaningrumPusat Unggulan Kebijakan Kesehatan dan Inovasi Sosial (PUI-PT PPH, PUK21S), HIV/AIDS Research Centre, Atma Jaya Catholic University, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Frank Stephen WignallYayasan Bali Peduli HIV/Sexual Health Clinic, Denpasar, Indonesia.
Sexual Health Clinic · FIAtma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia · IDChelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesInternational lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic impacted antiretroviral drug supplies in Indonesia. We assessed the impact of antiretroviral treatment (ART) provision and being lost to follow-up (LTFU) on people living with HIV, attending a key population-focused HIV clinic in Denpasar, Bali.

methodsThis was a retrospective note review of anonymized data from adult Indonesian patients living with HIV. We collected demographic data and information on being LTFU, and assessed the numbers of patients impacted by ART switches from fixed-dose combination (FDC) tenofovir/lamivudine/efavirenz to multi-pill zidovudine-based regimens, during the first international lockdown from March 2020.

resultsRecords of 260 Indonesian adult patients registered for HIV care and prescribed ART were reviewed; 240 (92.3%) were men, and 90% were men who have sex with men. Between 13 March and 28 May 2020, 214 (87%) out of 247 patients (previously diagnosed with HIV) had to switch to individual, multi-pill zidovudine-based regimens from their FDC. The switch lasted a mean of 35 days (range 10-85). Twenty-five patients (10%) were LTFU; patients who switched were more likely to remain in care. Data on viral load status and toxicity are lacking as laboratory testing requires self-payment.

conclusionsThe majority of patients living with HIV had no choice but to switch to multi-pill, zidovudine-based regimens. Despite significant efforts to minimize the impact of lockdown on care, 10% of patients were LTFU. Patients switching ART required greater clinic attention and support, improving retention. Complete national data are needed to understand the impact of ART stockouts on virological suppression and drug resistance throughout Indonesia.

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Anti-HIV AgentsCOVID-19HIV InfectionsSexual and Gender MinoritiesAdultAnti-Retroviral AgentsCommunicable Disease ControlFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHomosexuality, MaleHumansIndonesiaMalePandemicsRetrospective StudiesViral LoadAnti-HIV AgentsAnti-Retroviral AgentsZidovudineantiretroviral treatmentCOVID-19HIVIndonesialockdown

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PMID35312145
PMCPMC9111556
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