BMC Infectious Diseases (Feb 2023)

Evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 in people coinfected with HIV and/or tuberculosis in low-income countries: study protocol for mixed methods research in Burkina Faso

  • Cheick Ahmed Ouattara,
  • Armel G Poda,
  • Ziemlé Clément Méda,
  • Yacouba Sawadogo,
  • Odilon Kabore,
  • Emile Birba,
  • Adama Sourabié,
  • Jacques Zoungrana,
  • Isidore Tiandiogo Traore,
  • Ibrahim Sangaré,
  • Awa Ymba,
  • Sylvain Godreuil,
  • Abdoul-Salam Ouedraogo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08076-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Abstract Background An issue of particular concern is the impact of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019 nCOV) on the people coinfected with the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) and/or tuberculosis (TB). Unfortunately, this interaction has not been well explored in African despite the large proportion of these risk populations living with HIV and/or patients and/or tuberculosis (TB) in the African region. This study aims to design a research protocol for assessment of the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on these risk populations in response to COVID-19 strategic plans in Burkina Faso by generating serological, epidemiological, virological, clinical and socio-anthropological evidence-based data. Methods A multidisciplinary research will be conducted in the city of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso using mixed methods. Data will be collected from a cohort of people living with HIV and/or TB patients in the city (i) to determine the proportion of people with specific antibodies against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) using retrospective data ; (ii) to determine the proportion of people infected with Covid-19 and the dynamics of viral loads and antibodies in these people based on prospective data; (iii) to identify circulating SARS-COV-2 variants and novel biomarkers using prospective data ; (iv) to analyze perceptions, community experiences and response strategies during the public health emergencies imposed by COVID-19 through a qualitative study. Discussion This study will generate factual and comprehensive data that will contribute in improving response strategies to COVID-19 and the other possible emerging diseases with keen interest on the risk populations living with HIV and/or TB infected patients.

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