Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2021
Keywords
HIV, Teen, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Health Impacts, Accessibility to Health Services, Mental health
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2021.381.6296
Abstract
Adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) have lower rates of virologic suppression and higher rates of immunologic decline compared to their older counterparts, potentially placing them at high-risk for developing severe SARS-CoV-2 disease. ALWH who are transitioning to adult care face additional challenges to remaining in care and adhering to treatment. In this special section we report the experiences of ALWH in the process of transitioning to adult HIV services during the COVID-19 pandemic. In first place, the government-mandated stay-at-home order has substantially limited access to full HIV care by restricting public transportation, HIV medication stock-outs, and the suspension of routine medical and laboratory appointments. In addition, financial hardship, uncertainty about their future plans, emotional stressors, lifestyle disruptions, and concerns of involuntary disclosure have further challenged continuity in care for this adolescent population.
Rights Information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, v. 38, issue 1, p. 153-158
Scholar Commons Citation
Errea, Renato A.; Wong, Milagros; Senador, Liz; Ramos, Alicia; Ramos, Karen; Galea, Jerome T.; Lecca, Leonid; Sánchez, Hugo; Benites, Carlos; and Franke, Molly F., "Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Adolescents Living with HIV in Lima, Peru" (2021). Social Work Faculty Publications. 183.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sok_facpub/183
