Impact of COVID-19 on Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Services in the AHISA Network.
We investigated perceived impacts of COVID-19 on the delivery of adolescent HIV treatment and prevention services in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by administering a survey to members of the Adolescent HIV Prevention and Treatment Implementation Science Alliance (AHISA) from February to April 2021. We or...
| Published in: | AIDS & Behavior Vol. 27; pp. 84 - 94 |
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Springer Nature
May2023 Suppl 1
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