Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the provision and uptake of services for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Zimbabwe

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ID19591902
AuthorsElizabeth Chappell (0000-0002-5178-3493, MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, corresponding author), Anesu Chimwaza (Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, corresponding author), Ngoni Manika (Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, corresponding author), Catherine J Wedderburn (0000-0002-4887-1644, University of Cape Town, corresponding author), Zivai Mupambireyi Nenguke (Centre for Sexual Health and HIV AIDS Research, corresponding author), Hannah Gannon (0000-0002-5726-2752, University College London, corresponding author), Frances M Cowan (0000-0003-3087-4422, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, corresponding author), Tom Gibb (corresponding author), Michelle Heys (0000-0002-1458-505X, University College London, corresponding author), Felicity Fitzgerald (0000-0001-9594-3228, Imperial College London, corresponding author), Andrew Phillips (0000-0001-9954-2237), Andrew N Phillips (0000-0003-2384-4807, University College London, corresponding author), Simbarashe Chimhuya (0000-0003-2833-5155, University of Zimbabwe, corresponding author), Diana M Gibb (0000-0002-9738-5490, MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, corresponding author), Deborah Ford (0000-0003-1713-6302, MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, corresponding author), Angela Mushavi (0000-0001-9588-6112, Ministry of Health and Child Welfare, corresponding author), Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi (0000-0001-7751-6177, University of Zimbabwe, corresponding author)
EditorsJulia Robinson (0000-0003-0719-3995)
Year2023
Volume3
Issue8
Pagese0002296
Publication date2023-08-14
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePLOS Global Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2767-3375 • E-ISSN: 2767-3375
PublisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1371/journal.pgph.0002296
PMID37578953
OpenAlexW4385802432
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

Zimbabwe is targeting elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV by December 2025, however the COVID-19 pandemic challenged health service delivery globally. Monthly aggregated data were extracted from DHIS-2 for all facilities delivering antenatal care (ANC). ZIMSTAT and Spectrum demographic estimates were used for population-level denominators. Programme indicators are among those in HIV care and population indicators reflect the total population. The mean estimated proportion of pregnant women booking for ANC per month did not change (91% pre-pandemic vs 91% during pandemic, p = 0.95), despite dropping to 47% in April 2020. At a programme-level, the estimated proportion of women who received at least one HIV test fell in April 2020 (3.6% relative reduction vs March (95% CI 2.2–5.1), p

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Disease · Economic growth · Economics · Pandemic · Political science · Telecommunications · Computer Science · COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction · Global Maternal and Child Health · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Virology

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