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ArticleFrontiers in public health2024

Investigating the follow-up discontinuation among people living with HIV in North Shoa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia.

Abebe Feyissa Amhare, Girma Garedew Goyomsa, Yasmeen Moshtaq A Al Issa

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Abebe Feyissa AmhareDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Science, Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia.
Girma Garedew GoyomsaDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Science, Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia.
Yasmeen Moshtaq A Al IssaDepartment of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.

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Introduction: Follow-up discontinuation among people living with HIV can increase mortality and HIV spread within communities. This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 on follow-up discontinuation among people living with HIV in Ethiopia. Methods: This longitudinal study used retrospective document review to compare follow-up status of people living with HIV during the COVID-19 pandemic with their status from 2017 to 2019. Data from selected health facilities were collected using a checklist, entered and cleaned in Excel, and analyzed in Stata. Descriptive statistics were presented in tables and line graphs. Incidence risk (IR) and incidence rate ratios (IRR) were calculated. Results: Between 2017 and 2021, a total of 7,447 people living with HIV were registered to begin ART at selected health facilities. Annual retention rates were consistent from 2017 to 2019, ranging from 0.941 to 0.949. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they dropped to 0.837 in 2020 and 0.840 in 2021. Retention rates were significantly correlated with loss to follow-up (r: -0.959, Conclusion: The study found that COVID-19 healthcare disruptions increased follow-up loss among people living with HIV and heightening the disease burden in Ethiopia.

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COVID-19HIV InfectionsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsEthiopiaFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesAnti-HIV AgentsCOVID-19Ethiopiafollow-up discontinuationHIVpeople living with HIV

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