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    The effect of Covid-19 on uptake of HIV and AIDS health services at St Martin’s Community Hospital
    (Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, 19-01-22) Lusinje, Alinafe
    A cross-sectional study design and will employ both qualitative and quantitative methods. Data will be collected using questionnaires (refer appendix 12.3), review of registers, key informant interviews (refer appendix 12.5) and focus group discussions (refer appendix 12.7) Quantitative sample size will be 123 among HIV and AIDS clients and qualitative sample simple size will be 32 Malawi is one of the most affected countries with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic in the sub-Saharan Africa. The emergency of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted provision of health services globally as well as nationally, and has led to low uptake of health services. This study seeks to assess the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on uptake of HIV and AIDS health services at St Martin’s Community Hospital in Mangochi. Results for this study may help to inform decision and policy makers on how to make HIV and AIDS programs resilient to emerging health issues. Methods This will be a cross-sectional study and will employ both qualitative and quantitative methods. Data will be collected using questionnaires (refer appendix 12.3), review of registers, key informant interviews (refer appendix 12.5) and focus group discussions (refer to appendix 12.7). Quantitative sample size will be 123 among HIV and AIDS clients and qualitative sample simple size will be 32; four key informant interviews with a priest, group village head, a nurse or clinician working at HIV service point of delivery and head of clinical department. Four sessions of focus group discussions comprising seven members who are HIV and AIDS clients will be conducted. Data will be analysed using STATA and thematic content analysis. Ethical approval will be sought from Kamuzu University of Health Sciences’ College of Medicine Research and Ethics Committee (COMREC).