How is Covid-19 Impacting People Living with HIV/AIDS, Survey Asks

By: Brandon M. Macsata, CEO, ADAP Advocacy Association

Several advocacy organizations have teamed-up to ask an important question of people living with HIV/AIDS: How is Covid-19 impacting you? 

It is unknown how many people living with HIV/AIDS have tested positive for Covid-19 in the United States. The ADAP Advocacy Association, Community Access National Network, Community Education Group, HealthHIV and the Legacy Health Endowment are working in collaboration to gain a greater perspective on this issue.

The survey is available online at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KCWRSBT. 

The survey is designed only for people living with HIV/AIDS residing in the United States. It does include two qualifier questions for these two things. PLWHAs, regardless if they have tested positive for Covid-19, are asked to complete the survey.

It is a simple, brief survey (typical time spent on the survey is one minute and 32 seconds) but nonetheless an important first-step. "It will give us a glimpse into on how Covid-19 is impacting our community," summarized Bill Arnold, President & CEO of the Community Access National Network.

Are PLWHAs more susceptible to the virus? Are PLWHAs at-risk for greater complications if they test positive for the virus (early research suggests, yes). Not surprisingly, there are more questions than there are answers.

As such, future advocacy, education, and research will use the survey results as a baseline.

COMPLETE SURVEY HERE

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