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- - The COVID-19 pandemic adds extra health challenges for people living with HIV (PLWH), who may already deal with various health issues and are at greater risk for severe illness from the virus.
- - Social factors contribute to increased risk for COVID-19 among PLWH, affecting their physical, emotional, and social well-being, and complicating their access to effective healthcare and HIV treatments.
- - A syndemic framework is suggested to better understand and address the combined impact of COVID-19 and HIV-related challenges in order to improve health services for PLWH.
Article Abstract
The emergence of the novel coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 creates another health burden for people living with HIV (PLWH) who face multiple morbidities and may be at heightened risk for severe physical health illness from COVID-19. Our abilities to address these morbidities in PLWH must be considered alongside the socially-produced burdens that both place this population at risk for COVID-19 and heighten the likelihood of adverse outcomes. These burdens can affect the physical, emotional, and social well-being of PLWH and interfere with the delivery of effective healthcare and access to HIV treatment. We posit that a syndemic framework can be used to conceptualize the potential impact of COVID-19 among PLWH to inform the development of health programming services.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7165075 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-02871-9 | DOI Listing |
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