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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on HIV Services in Korea: Results from a Cross-Sectional Online Survey
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dc.contributor.author | 최준용 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-09-14T01:52:10Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-09-14T01:52:10Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2021-12 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2093-2340 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/190653 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Globally, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has compromised human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services. The study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 on the access and delivery of HIV care in Korea. Materials and methods: People living with HIV (PLHIV), people at risk of HIV (PAR) and prescribers of HIV care were recruited through a patient advocacy group, online communities for men who have sex with men (MSM) and a HIV care center for a web-based survey between October 22 and November 26, 2020. The survey compared the frequency of hospital/clinic visits, HIV-related testing, access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) or preventive medications, and experience with telehealth services by PLHIV and PAR between the pre-pandemic and pandemic eras. Results: One hundred and twelve PLHIV (mean age: 38.5 ± 10.2 years), 174 PAR (mean age: 33.5 ± 8.0 years) and 9 prescribers participated the survey; ≥97% of the PLHIV and PAR were male. A greater proportion of PAR than PLHIV reported a decrease in the frequency of hospital/clinical visits (59.2% vs. 17.0%) and HIV-related testing (50.6% vs. 6.3%) since COVID-19. Among PAR, not engaging or engaging less in high-risk behaviors was the most frequently cited reason (51.1%) for decreased frequency of HIV-related tests. A substantial proportion of PLHIV (12.5%) and PAR (50.0%) experienced interrupted use of ART and HIV preventive medications, respectively. A substantial proportion of PLHIV (35.7%) and PAR (62.5%) were concerned about the long-term accessibility of HIV care, however, >90% had not used any types of telehealth services during the pandemic. Conclusion: Overall, COVID-19 has negatively impacted the access and delivery of HIV services in Korea, especially HIV-related testing for PAR. Our findings highlight the need to develop strategies to mitigate the interrupted HIV care. | - |
dc.description.statementOfResponsibility | open | - |
dc.language | Korean, English | - |
dc.publisher | 대한감염학회 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY | - |
dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 KR | - |
dc.title | Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on HIV Services in Korea: Results from a Cross-Sectional Online Survey | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.contributor.college | College of Medicine (의과대학) | - |
dc.contributor.department | Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Jeong-A Lee | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Yeni Kim | - |
dc.contributor.googleauthor | Jun Yong Choi | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3947/ic.2021.0112 | - |
dc.contributor.localId | A04191 | - |
dc.relation.journalcode | J01053 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2092-6448 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 34979605 | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Anti-retroviral agents | - |
dc.subject.keyword | COVID-19 | - |
dc.subject.keyword | HIV infections | - |
dc.subject.keyword | Pre-exposure prophylaxis | - |
dc.subject.keyword | SARS-CoV-2 | - |
dc.contributor.alternativeName | Choi, Jun Yong | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | 최준용 | - |
dc.citation.volume | 53 | - |
dc.citation.number | 4 | - |
dc.citation.startPage | 741 | - |
dc.citation.endPage | 752 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | INFECTION AND CHEMOTHERAPY, Vol.53(4) : 741-752, 2021-12 | - |
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