Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on ART access and timely initiation in people living with HIV in 31 countries: a regression discontinuity design study.

Ben Farhat J, Messou E, Borse R, Varela Bustillo D, Madimabe M, Nash D, Byakwaga H, Shah NS, Ezechi O, Pujari S, Veloso VG, Hobbins M, Murenzi G, Mkwashapi D, Hogan B, Choi JY, Minga A, Crabtree-Ramírez B, Twizere C, Diero L, Haw J, Bolton-Moore C, Cortes CP, Lee MP, Mbewe S, Brazier E, Humphrey JM, Althoff KN, Bonnet F, Barger D, Jaquet A, IeDEA International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112903
Published: 2026 Mar 10
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112903,
  title = {Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on ART access and timely initiation in people living with HIV in 31 countries: a regression discontinuity design study.},
  author = {Ben Farhat J and Messou E and Borse R and Varela Bustillo D and Madimabe M and Nash D and Byakwaga H and Shah NS and Ezechi O and Pujari S and Veloso VG and Hobbins M and Murenzi G and Mkwashapi D and Hogan B and Choi JY and Minga A and Crabtree-Ramírez B and Twizere C and Diero L and Haw J and Bolton-Moore C and Cortes CP and Lee MP and Mbewe S and Brazier E and Humphrey JM and Althoff KN and Bonnet F and Barger D and Jaquet A and IeDEA International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112903},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112903}
}

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AU  - Madimabe M
AU  - Nash D
AU  - Byakwaga H
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AU  - Ezechi O
AU  - Pujari S
AU  - Veloso VG
AU  - Hobbins M
AU  - Murenzi G
AU  - Mkwashapi D
AU  - Hogan B
AU  - Choi JY
AU  - Minga A
AU  - Crabtree-Ramírez B
AU  - Twizere C
AU  - Diero L
AU  - Haw J
AU  - Bolton-Moore C
AU  - Cortes CP
AU  - Lee MP
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AU  - Brazier E
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AU  - Althoff KN
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J, B. F., E, M., R, B., D, V. B., M, M., D, N., H, B., NS, S., O, E., S, P., VG, V., M, H., G, M., D, M., B, H., JY, C., A, M., B, C., C, T., L, D., J, H., C, B., CP, C., MP, L., S, M., E, B., JM, H., KN, A., F, B., D, B., A, J., & AIDS, I. I. E. D. T. E. (2026). Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on ART access and timely initiation in people living with HIV in 31 countries: a regression discontinuity design study.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112903

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