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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 12/2020

01-12-2020 | Human Immunodeficiency Virus | Notes From The Field

Attendance to HIV Antiretroviral Collection Clinic Appointments During COVID-19 Lockdown. A Single Center Study in Kigali, Rwanda

Authors: Gashema Pierre, Annette Uwineza, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 12/2020

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Globally, 78 million people have been infected with HIV and 35 million have died from AIDS-related illnesses since its inception 39 years ago [1]. In sub-Saharan Africa an estimated 25.7 million people were living with HIV (PLWH), of whom 16.4 million were taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the year 2018 [1]. In the same year, an estimated 470,000 people died of AIDS-related illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa [1]. In Rwanda, the Ministry of Health (MoH) led response has contributed to a stable national HIV prevalence of around 3% in the last decade [2]. Remarkable progress has been reported in ART coverage in Rwanda with near universal coverage reported in recent surveys [3, 4]. …
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Title
Attendance to HIV Antiretroviral Collection Clinic Appointments During COVID-19 Lockdown. A Single Center Study in Kigali, Rwanda
Authors
Gashema Pierre
Annette Uwineza
Tafadzwa Dzinamarira
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 12/2020
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-02956-5

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