Effects of Covid-19, control measures, and program adaptation on prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission service uptake in Central Region, Uganda

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ID15362953
AutoresJosephine Nakakande (autor de correspondencia), Alex Daama (0000-0001-7596-6211, Makerere University), Henry Komakech (0000-0001-7137-5940, Makerere University), Christopher Bwanika (Mildmay Uganda), Catherine Senyimba (0009-0002-1093-1995, Mildmay Uganda), Phoebe Namukanja (0000-0002-7570-4091, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Linda Nabitaka Kisaakye (Ministry of Health), Josephine Namatovu (Makerere University), Joseph Kagaayi (0000-0003-4101-3038, Makerere University)
Año2024
Volumen24
Número1
Páginas3142-3142
Fecha de publicación2024-11-12
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
EditorialBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-024-20610-w
PMID39533238
OpenAlexW4404297770
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas13

COVID-19 control measures had a significant immediate negative impact on pregnancy deliveries at health facilities. During lockdown, all service rates rapidly recovered through program adaptations, significantly for HEI testing and deliveries. Maintaining these adaptations might help restore the positive trend in timely HIV testing for HEI

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Adaptation (eye · Biostatistics · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Outbreak · Pandemic · Pathology · Public health · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Transmission (telecommunications · Global Maternal and Child Health · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Epidemiology · Virology