ArticleBMC health services research2025
Heightened vulnerability to HIV among key populations during the COVID-19 crisis: a formative assessment in Mozambique (2022).
Article in BMC health services research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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.
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.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
3 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundIn recent years, the intersecting challenges of AIDS, COVID-19, economic instability, and humanitarianism have significantly hindered the advancement of HIV/AIDS mitigation strategies, especially in key populations (KPs) within low-to middle-income nations. This formative study aims to evaluate the direct and indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency measures on HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services for key populations in Mozambique.
methodsIn the first quarter of 2022, we conducted a qualitative study across six provinces in Mozambique: Maputo Province, Maputo City, Gaza, Inhambane, Manica, and Zambezia. Our study involved a diverse group of key informants (KI), including men who have sex with men (MSM), people who inject drugs (PWID), female sex workers (FSW), members of community-based organizations (CBO), police, and healthcare professionals specializing in KP. The assessment employed standardized scripts for key informant interview (KII) and focus group discussion (FGD), primarily assessing risk behaviors and access to health services since the start of the COVID-19 state of emergency in March 2020. Data collection continued until reaching saturation, and the analysis followed grounded theory principles in qualitative research.
resultsA total of 126 interviews were conducted, comprising 100 key informant interviews (KIIs) and 26 focus group discussions (FGDs). FSW expressed concerns about discontinuing antiretroviral treatment (ART) due to fears of COVID-19 transmission at healthcare facilities, and there was a decrease in the availability of HIV testing and prevention services at hotspots due to restrictions on HIV testing brigades. MSM observed reduced HIV education and training within CBOs. PWIDs highlighted the suspension of collective therapy sessions, while healthcare providers pointed out the halting of KP-focused health promotion coordination meetings during the emergency period.
conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic underscores the urgent need for health systems to implement flexible, adaptive service delivery models for KPs. The study's findings call for immediate action to ensure the continuity and accessibility of HIV/AIDS services amidst ongoing global health emergencies, highlighting the importance of resilience in health service planning and execution.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
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.