Exploring the Social Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Living with HIV (PLHIV): A Scoping Review

doi:10.1007/s10461-021-03300-1

. 2021 Dec;25(12):4125-4140.

doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03300-1. Epub 2021 May 21.

Exploring the Social Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Living with HIV (PLHIV): A Scoping Review

Jordan J Winwood¹, Lisa Fitzgerald², Bernard Gardiner², Kate Hannan², Chris Howard³, Allyson Mutch²

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¹ School of Public Health, University of Queensland, 288 Herston Road, Brisbane, QLD, 4006, Australia. j.winwood@uqconnect.edu.au.
² School of Public Health, University of Queensland, 288 Herston Road, Brisbane, QLD, 4006, Australia.
³ Queensland Positive People (QPP), 21 Manilla St, East Brisbane, QLD, 4169, Australia.

PMID: 34019203
PMCID: PMC8137806
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03300-1

Exploring the Social Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People Living with HIV (PLHIV): A Scoping Review

Jordan J Winwood et al. AIDS Behav. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;25(12):4125-4140.

doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03300-1. Epub 2021 May 21.

Authors

Jordan J Winwood¹, Lisa Fitzgerald², Bernard Gardiner², Kate Hannan², Chris Howard³, Allyson Mutch²

Affiliations

¹ School of Public Health, University of Queensland, 288 Herston Road, Brisbane, QLD, 4006, Australia. j.winwood@uqconnect.edu.au.
² School of Public Health, University of Queensland, 288 Herston Road, Brisbane, QLD, 4006, Australia.
³ Queensland Positive People (QPP), 21 Manilla St, East Brisbane, QLD, 4169, Australia.

PMID: 34019203
PMCID: PMC8137806
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-021-03300-1

Abstract

Understanding the clinical impact of COVID-19 has been central to emerging research in the HIV field, but in focusing on the biomedical, researchers must not overlook the socially embedded nature of HIV and the potential social impacts of this new pandemic on PLHIV. We conducted a scoping review to explore emerging research examining the social impacts of COVID-19 on PLHIV in OECD countries over the first 12 months of the pandemic. Twenty articles were identified and included for review. Key themes included: impacts on HIV care access/telehealth; stress and mental health; social isolation and loneliness; food insecurity; changes to sexual behaviour; changes to substance use; impacts on income, education and employment; and racial and social inequality. Results from this review can help guide research into areas where it is needed to help minimise the negative social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; HIV; PLHIV; Social impact.

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[1] Johns Hopkins Corona Virus Resource Centre (JHCVRC). COVID Dashboard [internet], Baltimore, Maryland: John Hopkins University; 2020. [updated 2021 Mar 20; cited 2021 Mar 20]. Available from: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html.

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[5] Bhaskaran K, Rentsch CT, MacKenna B, Schultze A, Mehrkar A, Bates CJ, et al. HIV infection and COVID-19 death: a population-based cohort analysis of UK primary care data and linked national death registrations within the OpenSAFELY platform. Lancet HIV. 2021;8(1):e24–e32. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Bhaskaran K, Rentsch CT, MacKenna B, Schultze A, Mehrkar A, Bates CJ, et al. HIV infection and COVID-19 death: a population-based cohort analysis of UK primary care data and linked national death registrations within the OpenSAFELY platform. Lancet HIV. 2021;8(1):e24–e32. - PMC - PubMed

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[8] Cooper TJ, Woodward BL, Alom S, Harky A. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outcomes in HIV/AIDS patients: a systematic review. HIV Med. 2020;21(9):567–577. doi: 10.1111/hiv.12911. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Gao Y, Chen Y, Liu M, Shi S, Tian J. Impacts of immunosuppression and immunodeficiency on COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Infect. 2020;81(2):e93–e95. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.017. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Gao Y, Chen Y, Liu M, Shi S, Tian J. Impacts of immunosuppression and immunodeficiency on COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Infect. 2020;81(2):e93–e95. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.017. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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