Impact of COVID-19 on healthcare services engagement: a qualitative study of experiences of people living with HIV and hypertension and their providers at two peri-urban HIV clinics in Uganda
These findings highlight how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated PLHIV's fragility suggesting that health systems may need support to cope with the demands of chronic care management especially during health emergencies such as pandemics. There is an urgent need to strengthen the health system in Uganda enabling resilience to deal with shocks resulting from major health outbreaks.
Authors
- Florence Ayebare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3343-146X)
- Joanita Nangendo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0458-2111)
- David Kaawa–Mafigiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2699-4248)
- Godfrey Siu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0998-1250)
- Anne Katahoire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3520-070X)
- Christine Kiwala
- Fred Collins Semitala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0624-7640)
- Joel Senfuma
Institutions
- Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12806-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.26
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Fogarty International Center