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. 2023 Jun 8;76(11):2014-2017.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciad087.

Effect of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Lockdowns on Identification of Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease in Outpatient Clinics in Uganda

Elizabeth Nalintya  1 , Preethiya Sekar  2 , Paul Kavuma  1 , Joanita Kigozi  1 , Martin Ssuna  1 , Paul Kirumira  1 , Rose Naluyima  1 , Teopista Namuli  1 , Fred Turya Musa  1 , Caleb P Skipper  2 , Kathy Huppler Hullsiek  2 , Jayne Ellis  1   3 , David R Boulware  2 , David B Meya  1 , Radha Rajasingham  2
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Effect of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Lockdowns on Identification of Advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease in Outpatient Clinics in Uganda

Elizabeth Nalintya et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Using data from 67 Ugandan human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) clinics (July 2019-January 2022), we report a 40% (1005/1662) reduction in the number of people with HIV presenting to care after August 2021 compared to prepandemic levels, with a greater proportion presenting with advanced HIV disease (20% vs 16% in the pre-coronavirus disease 2019 period).

Keywords: COVID-19; advanced HIV disease; opportunistic infections.

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Conflict of interest statement

Potential conflicts of interest. The authors: No reported conflicts of interest. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest.

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Figure 1.
Number of PWH presenting to HIV care by month. Blue bars represent PWH with CD4>200 cells/µL. Orange bars represent PWH with advanced HIV disease (CD4≤200 cells/µL). Covid-19 cases in Uganda plotted in dashed black line. There has been a marked decline in overall number of PWH presenting to care since onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, though the absolute number with advanced HIV disease remains stable.
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