Introduction: HIV remains a serious global health pandemic, especially in developing countries wh... more Introduction: HIV remains a serious global health pandemic, especially in developing countries where conflicts and political instabilities have persisted for decades. Although Tigray once had one of Ethiopia's best health systems, it has now completely collapsed due to the devastating two-year war and siege. Not only the lack of food but also the lack of medication has led to a loss of life and increased complications. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the outcomes of people living with HIV infection in Tigray. Method: Health facility-based independent repeated cross-sectional study designs were used to assess the outcome of HIV/AIDS patients during the war and siege in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from October 2022 to November 2022. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were applied. The results are presented with tables and figures. Results: A total of 440 participants were enrolled in prewar and during the war and siege periods with equal dis...
Back groundHIV/AIDS remained among the common public health problems worldwide. Despite the exten... more Back groundHIV/AIDS remained among the common public health problems worldwide. Despite the extensive delivery of ART and improved coverage of the service access, still, man-made problems like war have negatively influenced the utilization of antiretroviral treatment services. The war in Tigray Region in the northern Ethiopia broke out in November 2020 and thereby has brought about an extreme damage on most of the infrastructure in Tigray, including the health institutions. The purpose of this study is, therefore, to assess and report the trend of HIV service provision across the war affected rural health facilities in Tigray.MethodsThe study was conducted in 33 rural health facilities during the active war in Tigray. A facility based retrospective cross-sectional study design was conducted among health facilities from July 03 to August 05, 2021.ResultA total of 33 health facilities from 25 rural districts were included in the HIV service delivery assessment. A total of 3274 and 329...
Introduction: HIV remains a serious global health pandemic, especially in developing countries wh... more Introduction: HIV remains a serious global health pandemic, especially in developing countries where conflicts and political instabilities have persisted for decades. Although Tigray once had one of Ethiopia's best health systems, it has now completely collapsed due to the devastating two-year war and siege. Not only the lack of food but also the lack of medication has led to a loss of life and increased complications. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the outcomes of people living with HIV infection in Tigray. Method: Health facility-based independent repeated cross-sectional study designs were used to assess the outcome of HIV/AIDS patients during the war and siege in Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from October 2022 to November 2022. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were applied. The results are presented with tables and figures. Results: A total of 440 participants were enrolled in prewar and during the war and siege periods with equal dis...
Back groundHIV/AIDS remained among the common public health problems worldwide. Despite the exten... more Back groundHIV/AIDS remained among the common public health problems worldwide. Despite the extensive delivery of ART and improved coverage of the service access, still, man-made problems like war have negatively influenced the utilization of antiretroviral treatment services. The war in Tigray Region in the northern Ethiopia broke out in November 2020 and thereby has brought about an extreme damage on most of the infrastructure in Tigray, including the health institutions. The purpose of this study is, therefore, to assess and report the trend of HIV service provision across the war affected rural health facilities in Tigray.MethodsThe study was conducted in 33 rural health facilities during the active war in Tigray. A facility based retrospective cross-sectional study design was conducted among health facilities from July 03 to August 05, 2021.ResultA total of 33 health facilities from 25 rural districts were included in the HIV service delivery assessment. A total of 3274 and 329...
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