Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on regional and national uptake of HIV testing services in Sierra Leone: a descriptive analysis
Our study shows that HIV testing was significantly disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic but recovered quickly after the pandemic. These findings highlight that lessons learned from previous epidemics may influence adaptive strategies to maintain essential health services during public health emergencies.
Authors
- Adrienne K. Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9187-9465)
- Sulaiman Lakoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7639-0004)
- Ginika Egesimba
- G. H. Younge
- Stephen Sevalie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2267-253X)
- Hannah Sheriff
- Bailah Molleh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9735-8038)
- Joseph D. Tucker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2804-1181)
- Francis K. Tamba
- Sharmistha Mishra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8492-5470)
- Alpha Umaru Bai-Sesay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6137-4870)
Institutions
- University of Sierra Leone (SL)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Ministry of Health (BB)
- Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SL)
- Sustainable Energy Systems (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24772-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17
Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research