Guo W, Weng H L, Bai H, Liu J, Wei X N, Zhou K, Sande A
UNAIDS China Office, Beijing 100600, China.
Baihualin People Living With HIV China Alliance, Beijing 101101, China.
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi. 2020 May 10;41(5):662-666. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20200314-00345.
To collect the current status and healthcare needs of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in China during the COVID-19 outbreak to inform quick response from government and communities. During February 5(th) to 10(th), 2020, a national anonymous survey was conducted using an online questionnaire among PLHIV at least 18 years of age and had started antiretroviral treatment (ART) to collect the information on COVID-19 prevention, HIV-related health services and the needs on psychosocial support. Current status and needs of people living with HIV were analyzed in Hubei and other regions. A total of 1 014 valid questionnaires were collected, with PLHIV respondents cross the country. The survey revealed that 93.79% of the respondents could obtain information regarding the prevention of COVID-19 from their communities or villages. Respondents were concerned with HIV-specific protective measures and personal protective equipment shortage. 32.64% of all respondents were not carrying sufficient antiretroviral medicines (ARVs) to meet the needs under traffic and travel restrictions, and some could face stock-outs in the coming month. In Hubei province where 53 respondents needed ARV refill, 64.15% reported difficulty accessing ARV due to the "blockage" . 28.93% respondents were in need of sociopsychological support, and 85.31% anticipated further improvement of the out-of-town ARV refill process from the government. PLHIV wants to know HIV-specific protective measures against COVID-19 outbreak. PLHIV who returned to their home-towns and affected by the lock-downs reported challenges with refills. We should undertake a more systematic study on impacts of the COVID-19 on PLHIV to develop preparedness capacity for future public health emergency.
收集新冠疫情期间中国艾滋病病毒感染者（PLHIV）的现状及医疗保健需求，以便为政府和社区的快速应对提供信息。2020年2月5日至10日，通过在线问卷对至少18岁且已开始抗逆转录病毒治疗（ART）的PLHIV开展了一项全国性匿名调查，以收集有关新冠疫情预防、艾滋病相关医疗服务及心理社会支持需求的信息。分析了湖北及其他地区艾滋病病毒感染者的现状和需求。共收集到1014份有效问卷，受访者来自全国各地的PLHIV。调查显示，93.79%的受访者能够从其社区或村庄获取有关新冠疫情预防的信息。受访者关注艾滋病特异性防护措施及个人防护装备短缺问题。在所有受访者中，32.64%没有携带足够的抗逆转录病毒药物（ARVs）以满足交通和出行限制下的需求，部分人在未来一个月可能面临药物短缺。在有53名受访者需要补充ARV的湖北省，64.15%的人报告称因“封城”难以获取ARV。28.93%的受访者需要心理社会支持，85.31%的人期望政府进一步改善外地ARV补充流程。PLHIV想了解针对新冠疫情的艾滋病特异性防护措施。返乡并受封城影响的PLHIV报告了补充药物方面的困难。我们应就新冠疫情对PLHIV的影响开展更系统的研究，以提升未来应对突发公共卫生事件的准备能力。
