Supporting long‐term engagement in <scp>HIV</scp> clinical care: Learning from the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 pandemic
We found that COVID-19 exposed existing vulnerabilities deterring access to HIV clinical care, as well as being itself an additional factor. For some people, the pandemic provided an opportunity to re-engage. We recommend that retention in care is prioritized in policy and financially, that clinical services provide holistic person-centred care, and improve ways to identify those who leave care.
Authors
- B Dragovic
- G Haidari
- Rageshri Dhairyawan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3230-758X)
- Melanie Smuk
- Athavan Umaipalan
- Sara Paparini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1909-2481)
- Silvia Petretti
- Margherita Bracchi
- Hannah Alexander
- Iain Reeves
- Kate Childs
- L. J. Waters
- J. Anderson
- R. Mbewe
- T. D. Appleby
- V. Martin
- S. Sidat
- N. Mackie
- C. M. Orkin
- S. Dakshina
Institutions
- Barking, Havering And Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- Queen Mary University of London (GB)
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Barts Health NHS Trust (GB)
- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Public Health England (GB)
- South London Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- North Middlesex Hospital (GB)
- Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Middlesex University London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- HIV Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.70181
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Barts Charity