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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Glenet, Marie
• Takoudjou Dzomo, Guy Rodrigue
• Nguemadjita, Christian
• Djimera, Nadia
• Lebreil, Anne-Laure
• N'Guyen, Yohan
• Andreoletti, Laurent

Titel

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Clinical Follow-Up of Patients Living with HIV in Chad: A Retrospective Monocentric Investigation

Ist Teil von

• The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2024-02, Vol.110 (2), p.387

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the clinical follow-up of people living with HIV (PLWH) remains poorly documented in Sahelian Africa. We conducted a monocentric retrospective investigation of the outcomes (loss to follow-up [LTFU], transferred, or dead) among a cohort of PLWH receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART) in N'djamena, Chad (December 2019-December 2022). The incidence of LTFU was found to be higher in 2020 than in 2022 (P > 10-4), with increases of incidence of LTFU in the first trimester of 2020 before identified severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection cases in Chad. The all-cause mortality was low and did not appear to be influenced by SARS-CoV-2 infection waves. Our data reveal a concerning trend of significantly increased LTFU among PLWH receiving ART during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings indicate that it is crucial to provide accurate information to ensure the continuity of care for PLWH during a sanitary crisis in Sahelian Africa.