Assessing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on new ART initiation and viral load access among children and adolescents living with HIV in West Africa: an interrupted time series analysis
ART initiation and VL testing activities were maintained in the majority of West African pediatric clinics, despite the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent crisis. HIV care continuum monitoring in CALHIV should be maintained during the postpandemic period to identify and mitigate potential lasting effects.
Authors
- Caroline Yonaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2924-3538)
- Didier Koumavi Ekouévi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7644-9902)
- Karen Malateste
- Yao Rodion Konu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0506-0008)
- Joycelyn Assimeng Dame (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5197-023X)
- Lehila Tossa-Bagnan
- Sophie Desmonde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9372-2819)
- Madeleine Amorissani‐Folquet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6101-5810)
- Désiré Lucien Dahourou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9261-4573)
- Valériane Leroy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3542-8616)
- Mariam Sylla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8853-4132)
Institutions
- Université de Bordeaux (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Centre de recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations (FR)
- Bordeaux Population Health (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo (BF)
- Centre National Hospitalier et Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou MAGA (BJ)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Cocody (CI)
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (BF)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
- University of Lomé (TG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-06-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1487302
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases