Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40018613›Full record

ReviewBMJ public health2024

Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV/AIDS care and management in Tanzania: challenges, adaptations and lessons learnt-a review.

Epafra Luka Mwanja, Mansour Maulid Mshenga, Alex Philemon Alexander, Margareth Stewart Makuchilo, Kheri Mwijage Kagya, Kololo Sidney Otladisa

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in BMJ public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Epafra Luka MwanjaDepartment of Health, Social Welfare and Nutrition, Lindi Municipal Council, Lindi, Tanzania, United Republic of.ORCID 0009-0005-1931-8814
Mansour Maulid MshengaZanzibar Integrated HIV, Hepatitis, TB and Leprosy Program, Zanzibar Ministry of Health, Zanzibar, Tanzania, United Republic of.
Alex Philemon AlexanderDepartment of Health, Social Welfare and Nutrition Services, Same District Council, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, United Republic of.
Margareth Stewart MakuchiloUSAID Afya Yangu Southern Zone, Management and Development for Health, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of.
Kheri Mwijage KagyaDepartment of Health, Social Welfare and Nutrition Services, Regional Administrative Secretary, Lindi Region, Tanzania, United Republic of.
Kololo Sidney OtladisaNational TB Program, Department of Public Health, Republic of Botswana Ministry of Health and Wellness, Gaborone, Botswana.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV/AIDS care and management in Tanzania, highlighting challenges, adaptations and lessons learnt. The pandemic has led to disruptions in service delivery, reduced access to testing and treatment, and increased stigma and discrimination. Adaptations and innovations, such as telemedicine (telehealth and virtual care), multimonth dispensing of antiretroviral therapy, decentralised drug distribution initiatives, have been implemented to mitigate the challenges faced in HIV/AIDS care and management. Integration of HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 services is crucial to ensure the continuity of care and management in the postpandemic by strengthening healthcare systems, improving supply chain management and enhancing community engagement.

Indexed as

Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeCOVID-19Health TransitionHIV

Identifiers

PMID40018613
PMCPMC11816422

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.