Impact of COVID-19 on TB and HIV/AIDS severity in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Endawoke Amsalu, Melese Yeshambaw, Dagim Jirata · 2026
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Endawoke Amsalu, Melese Yeshambaw, and Dagim Jirata review how COVID-19 worsened tuberculosis and HIV care in poorer countries. Beyond its direct toll, the pandemic strained the services that manage both diseases. Their 2026 systematic review followed standard rules and searched studies from 2019 to early 2024. Pooled risks measured how severe COVID ran in patients with each condition.
Patients with HIV faced a far higher risk of severe COVID, near double. For tuberculosis the pooled pattern differed, with non-TB patients showing lower severe risk in the main comparison. Regional splits for Asia and Africa are reported for both diseases. The authors stress that fragile systems took heavy damage.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Endawoke Amsalu, Melese Yeshambaw, Dagim Jirata |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |