The impact of COVID-19 on HIV patients who are on ART in Vhembe district, Limpopo Province, South Africa
type: CreativeWork
description: Background: People who had mental health conditions before, may be more susceptible to stressors related to Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Understanding the impact, in particular psychosocial impact of the pandemic for people living with HIV (PLWH) is critical, as they are to an extent, already at a risk for common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety, due to the fact that poor mental health may precede negative human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related outcomes. The study assesses the impact of COVID-19 on HIV patients who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) at 2 health centres at local municipality in Vhembe district. Methods: The study incorporated a systematic review artle due to the article format of the submission but the main study was quantitative in nature, using a descriptive design that is cross-sectional in nature. Simple random sampling was used in this study to select the sample of respondents who were PLWH, who met the criteria of being on ART treatment from the Limpopo department of health. Data was collected using a questionnaire which incorporated the following scales: Self-Reported HIV Medication Adherence, Fear of COVID Scale and PROMIS 10. The questionnaire was presented and administered to PLWH who are 18 years old and above who are on ART and have been residing in selected local municipality for the previous 12 months. Ethical considerations were observed throughout the study, partcicipants gave full consent verbally and in writing prior data collection. Furthermore consent and approvals were obtained to ensure adherence to good ethical conduct. Results: The Statistical Package of Social Sciences was used to analyse data. The findings highlight a substantial 34,4% of respondents being afraid of COVID-19 and 14,1 also agreeing, implying the almost half of the respondents experiences anxiety. 47.1% reported being afraid to die COVID-19 and 35.2% struggling to sleep due to worrying about COVID-19. Although the PROMIS 10 scale re…
abstract: Background: People who had mental health conditions before, may be more susceptible to stressors related to Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Understanding the impact, in particular psychosocial impact of the pandemic for people living with HIV (PLWH) is critical, as they are to an extent, already at a risk for common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety, due to the fact that poor mental health may precede negative human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) related outcomes. The study assesses the impact of COVID-19 on HIV patients who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) at 2 health centres at local municipality in Vhembe district. Methods: The study incorporated a systematic review artle due to the article format of the submission but the main study was quantitative in nature, using a descriptive design that is cross-sectional in nature. Simple random sampling was used in this study to select the sample of respondents who were PLWH, who met the criteria of being on ART treatment from the Limpopo department of health. Data was collected using a questionnaire which incorporated the following scales: Self-Reported HIV Medication Adherence, Fear of COVID Scale and PROMIS 10. The questionnaire was presented and administered to PLWH who are 18 years old and above who are on ART and have been residing in selected local municipality for the previous 12 months. Ethical considerations were observed throughout the study, partcicipants gave full consent verbally and in writing prior data collection. Furthermore consent and approvals were obtained to ensure adherence to good ethical conduct. Results: The Statistical Package of Social Sciences was used to analyse data. The findings highlight a substantial 34,4% of respondents being afraid of COVID-19 and 14,1 also agreeing, implying the almost half of the respondents experiences anxiety. 47.1% reported being afraid to die COVID-19 and 35.2% struggling to sleep due to worrying about COVID-19. Although the PROMIS 10 scale re…
author: Moyo, Ramasela Anna
language: en
keywords: ART, COVID-19, HIV, PLWH, South Africa, UCTD
date published: 2025-09-05
date modified: 2026-07-27T21:57:45Z
provider: University of Venda
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: University of Venda