Integration Models for Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines Through HIV Services in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Eligibility Criteria
2.3. Information Sources
2.4. Selection Process
2.5. Data Extraction and Synthesis
3. Results
3.1. Study Selection
3.2. Characteristics of the Included Studies
3.3. Integration Models Used for COVID-19 Vaccination and HIV Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Recommendations for Future Vaccine Implementation
- Using existing health platforms such as building on established systems like HIV clinics and community health programs is critical for effective and sustainable vaccination integration.
- Provide ongoing training for healthcare workers in vaccine delivery, community engagement in order to address vaccine hesitancy.
- Improve Community Engagement and Education to ensure use of culturally relevant communication strategies with community leaders, patient advocates, and civil society in order to boost vaccine awareness and uptake.
- LMICs should aim to implement reminder and follow-up systems such as using call-back and other reminder methods to reduce missed opportunities and increase completion rates, particularly among PLHIV.
- Remove barriers to ensure equitable access. This could be achieved by providing transport reimbursements, mobile services, and flexible hours to address logistical and economic challenges. Effective partnerships with funders and other organizations would be key in supporting these initiatives.
- Strengthen data systems and monitoring to provide strong monitoring and evaluation systems for tracking coverage and identifying gaps.
- Consider fostering multisectoral partnerships through engaging with government agencies, Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), religious and political leaders, and donors to facilitate coordinated resources, advocacy, and policy support.
- Plan for strong supply chain for keeping a steady vaccine supply that would likely avoid stockouts and waste especially in remote areas.
- Encourage use of implementation science to assess and expand new methods like mixed service delivery and community-based vaccination.
- Preparing for future health emergencies such as building rapid integration and adaptation processes within health systems would lead to quick response to emerging infectious disease threats.
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Search Strategy
| Database | Query Number | Query |
|---|---|---|
| #4 | #1 AND #2 AND #3 | |
| EMBASE Search Strategy | #3 | (‘low-income countr*’ OR ‘middle-income countr*’ OR ‘developing countr*’ OR ‘low-resource countr*’ OR ‘resource-poor countr*’ OR ‘underdeveloped countr*’ OR ‘less developed countr*’ OR ‘global south’ OR ‘sub-saharan africa’/exp OR ‘sub-saharan africa’ OR ‘latin america’/exp OR ‘latin america’ OR ‘south asia’/exp OR ‘south asia’ OR ‘africa’/exp OR ‘africa’ OR ‘southeast asia’/exp OR ‘southeast asia’ OR ‘central america’/exp OR ‘central america’ OR ‘eastern europe’/exp OR ‘eastern europe’ OR ‘caribbean’/exp OR ‘caribbean’ OR ‘pacific islands’/exp OR ‘pacific islands’ OR ‘afghanistan’/exp OR afghanistan OR ‘angola’/exp OR angola OR ‘bangladesh’/exp OR bangladesh OR ‘benin’/exp OR benin OR ‘bhutan’/exp OR bhutan OR ‘bolivia’/exp OR bolivia OR ‘botswana’/exp OR botswana OR burkina) AND faso OR ‘burundi’/exp OR burundi OR… |
| #2 | ‘HIV infections’/exp OR ‘HIV infections’ OR ‘HIV’/exp OR ‘HIV’ OR ‘HIV/AIDS’/exp OR ‘HIV/AIDS’ OR ‘people living with HIV’/exp OR ‘people living with HIV’ OR ‘PLHIV’ OR ‘HIV care’/exp OR ‘HIV care’ OR ‘HIV services’ OR ‘HIV treatment’:ti,ab | |
| #1 | ‘COVID-19 vaccines’/exp OR ‘COVID-19 vaccines’ OR ‘SARS-CoV-2 vaccine’/exp OR ‘SARS-CoV-2 vaccine’ OR ‘COVID-19 immunization’ OR ‘COVID-19 vaccination’:ti,ab | |
| Cochrane Library Search Strategy | ID | Search Query |
| #1 | (“COVID-19 Vaccines” OR “SARS-CoV-2 vaccine” OR “COVID-19 immunization” OR “COVID-19 vaccination”):ti,ab,kw | |
| #2 | (“HIV Infections” OR “HIV” OR “HIV/AIDS” OR “People Living with HIV” OR “PLHIV” OR “HIV Care” OR “HIV Services” OR “HIV Treatment”):ti,ab,kw | |
| #3 | (((low-income NEXT countr*) OR (middle-income NEXT countr*) OR (developing NEXT countr*) OR (low-resource NEXT countr*) OR (resource-poor NEXT countr*) OR (underdeveloped NEXT countr*) OR (less NEXT developed NEXT countr*) OR (global NEXT south) OR (sub-Saharan NEXT Africa) OR (Latin NEXT America) OR (South NEXT Asia) OR (Africa) OR (Southeast NEXT Asia) OR (Central NEXT America) OR (Eastern NEXT Europe) OR (Caribbean) OR (Pacific NEXT Islands)) OR (Afghanistan OR Angola OR Bangladesh OR Benin OR Bhutan OR Bolivia OR Botswana OR Burkina NEXT Faso OR Burundi OR Cambodia OR Cameroon OR Central NEXT African NEXT Republic OR Chad OR Comoros OR Congo OR Democratic NEXT Republic NEXT of NEXT the NEXT Congo OR Djibouti OR Egypt OR El NEXT Salvador OR Eritrea OR Eswatini OR Ethiopia OR Fiji OR Gambia OR Ghana OR Guatemala OR Guinea OR Guinea-Bissau OR Haiti OR Honduras OR India OR Indonesia OR Kenya OR Kiribati OR Korea, NEXT North OR Kyrgyzstan OR Laos OR Lesotho OR Liberia OR Madagascar OR Malawi OR Mali OR Mauritania OR Micronesia OR Mongolia OR Mozambique OR Myanmar OR Nepal OR Nicaragua OR Niger OR Nigeria OR Pakistan OR Papua NEXT New NEXT Guinea OR Philippines OR Rwanda OR Samoa OR Senegal OR Sierra NEXT Leone OR Solomon NEXT Islands OR Somalia OR South NEXT Sudan OR Sudan OR Syria OR Tajikistan OR Tanzania OR Timor-Leste OR Togo OR Tonga OR Turkmenistan OR Uganda OR Uzbekistan OR Vanuatu OR Venezuela OR Vietnam OR Yemen OR Zambia OR Zimbabwe)):ti,ab,kw | |
| #4 | #1 AND #2 AND #3 | |
| Web of Science Search Strategy | ID | Search Query |
| 1 | TS = (“COVID-19 Vaccines” OR “SARS-CoV-2 vaccine” OR “COVID-19 immunization” OR “COVID-19 vaccination”) | |
| 2 | TS = (“HIV Infections” OR “HIV” OR “HIV/AIDS” OR “People Living with HIV” OR “PLHIV” OR “HIV Care” OR “HIV Services” OR “HIV Treatment”) | |
| 3 | TS = (“Health Services Integration” OR “Integrated Care” OR “Service Delivery Models” OR “Integration Models” OR “Health System Integration” OR “Health Services Delivery”) | |
| 4 | TS = (“low-income countr*” OR “middle-income countr*” OR “developing countr*” OR “low-resource countr*” OR “resource-poor countr*” OR “underdeveloped countr*” OR “less developed countr*” OR “global south” OR “sub-Saharan Africa” OR “Latin America” OR “South Asia” OR “Africa” OR “Southeast Asia” OR “Central America” OR “Eastern Europe” OR “Caribbean” OR “Pacific Islands” OR Afghanistan OR Angola OR Bangladesh OR Benin OR Bhutan OR Bolivia OR Botswana OR Burkina Faso OR Burundi OR Cambodia OR Cameroon OR Central African Republic OR Chad OR Comoros OR Congo OR “Democratic Republic of the Congo” OR Djibouti OR Egypt OR El Salvador OR Eritrea OR Eswatini OR Ethiopia OR Fiji OR Gambia OR Ghana OR Guatemala OR Guinea OR Guinea-Bissau OR Haiti OR Honduras OR India OR Indonesia OR Kenya OR Kiribati OR “Korea, North” OR Kyrgyzstan OR Laos OR Lesotho OR Liberia OR Madagascar OR Malawi OR Mali OR Mauritania OR Micronesia OR Mongolia OR Mozambique OR Myanmar OR Nepal OR Nicaragua OR Niger OR Nigeria OR Pakistan OR “Papua New Guinea” OR Philippines OR Rwanda OR Samoa OR Senegal OR “Sierra Leone” OR “Solomon Islands” OR Somalia OR “South Sudan” OR Sudan OR Syria OR Tajikistan OR Tanzania OR Timor-Leste OR Togo OR Tonga OR Turkmenistan OR Uganda OR Uzbekistan OR Vanuatu OR Venezuela OR Vietnam OR Yemen OR Zambia OR Zimbabwe) | |
| 5 | #1 AND #2 AND #4 | |
| PubMed Search Strategy | Search number | Query |
| 6 | ((“COVID-19 Vaccines” OR “SARS-CoV-2 vaccine” OR “COVID-19 immunization” OR “COVID-19 vaccination”) AND (“HIV Infections” OR “HIV” OR “HIV/AIDS” OR “People Living with HIV” OR “PLHIV” OR “HIV Care” OR “HIV Services” OR “HIV Treatment”)) AND (“low-income countr*” OR “middle-income countr*” OR “developing countr*” OR “low-resource countr*” OR “resource-poor countr*” OR “underdeveloped countr*” OR “less developed countr*” OR “global south” OR “sub-Saharan Africa” OR “Latin America” OR “South Asia” OR “Africa” OR “Southeast Asia” OR “Central America” OR “Eastern Europe” OR “Caribbean” OR “Pacific Islands” OR Afghanistan OR Angola OR Bangladesh OR Benin OR Bhutan OR Bolivia OR Botswana OR Burkina Faso OR Burundi OR Cambodia OR Cameroon OR Central African Republic OR Chad OR Comoros OR Congo OR “Democratic Republic of the Congo” OR Djibouti OR Egypt OR El Salvador OR Eritrea OR Eswatini OR Ethiopia OR Fiji OR Gambia OR Ghana OR Guatemala OR Guinea OR Guinea-Bissau OR Haiti OR Honduras OR India OR Indonesia OR Kenya OR Kiribati OR Korea, North OR Kyrgyzstan OR Laos OR Lesotho OR Liberia OR Madagascar OR Malawi OR Mali OR Mauritania OR Micronesia OR Mongolia OR Mozambique OR Myanmar OR Nepal OR Nicaragua OR Niger OR Nigeria OR Pakistan OR Papua New Guinea OR Philippines OR Rwanda OR Samoa OR Senegal OR Sierra Leone OR Solomon Islands OR Somalia OR South Sudan OR Sudan OR Syria OR Tajikistan OR Tanzania OR Timor-Leste OR Togo OR Tonga OR Turkmenistan OR Uganda OR Uzbekistan OR Vanuatu OR Venezuela OR Vietnam OR Yemen OR Zambia OR Zimbabwe) | |
| 5 | “low-income countr*” OR “middle-income countr*” OR “developing countr*” OR “low-resource countr*” OR “resource-poor countr*” OR “underdeveloped countr*” OR “less developed countr*” OR “global south” OR “sub-Saharan Africa” OR “Latin America” OR “South Asia” OR “Africa” OR “Southeast Asia” OR “Central America” OR “Eastern Europe” OR “Caribbean” OR “Pacific Islands” OR Afghanistan OR Angola OR Bangladesh OR Benin OR Bhutan OR Bolivia OR Botswana OR Burkina Faso OR Burundi OR Cambodia OR Cameroon OR Central African Republic OR Chad OR Comoros OR Congo OR “Democratic Republic of the Congo” OR Djibouti OR Egypt OR El Salvador OR Eritrea OR Eswatini OR Ethiopia OR Fiji OR Gambia OR Ghana OR Guatemala OR Guinea OR Guinea-Bissau OR Haiti OR Honduras OR India OR Indonesia OR Kenya OR Kiribati OR Korea, North OR Kyrgyzstan OR Laos OR Lesotho OR Liberia OR Madagascar OR Malawi OR Mali OR Mauritania OR Micronesia OR Mongolia OR Mozambique OR Myanmar OR Nepal OR Nicaragua OR Niger OR Nigeria OR Pakistan OR Papua New Guinea OR Philippines OR Rwanda OR Samoa OR Senegal OR Sierra Leone OR Solomon Islands OR Somalia OR South Sudan OR Sudan OR Syria OR Tajikistan OR Tanzania OR Timor-Leste OR Togo OR Tonga OR Turkmenistan OR Uganda OR Uzbekistan OR Vanuatu OR Venezuela OR Vietnam OR Yemen OR Zambia OR Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | (“COVID-19 Vaccines” OR “SARS-CoV-2 vaccine” OR “COVID-19 immunization” OR “COVID-19 vaccination”) AND (“HIV Infections” OR “HIV” OR “HIV/AIDS” OR “People Living with HIV” OR “PLHIV” OR “HIV Care” OR “HIV Services” OR “HIV Treatment”) | |
| 4 | “Health Services Integration” OR “Integrated Care” OR “Service Delivery Models” OR “Integration Models” OR “Health System Integration” OR “Health Services Delivery” | |
| 2 | “HIV Infections” OR “HIV” OR “HIV/AIDS” OR “People Living with HIV” OR “PLHIV” OR “HIV Care” OR “HIV Services” OR “HIV Treatment” | |
| 1 | “COVID-19 Vaccines” OR “SARS-CoV-2 vaccine” OR “COVID-19 immunization” OR “COVID-19 vaccination” |
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| Title | Author | Year | Country | Study Type | Setting | Target Population | Age | Integration Model | Strategies Used | Outcomes | Lessons Learnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerating COVID-19 Vaccination Among People Living with HIV and Health Care Workers (HCWs) in Tanzania: Case Study | Jalloh et al. [26] | 2024 | Tanzania | Case study | 562 high-volume HIV clinics | PLHIV and HCWs | ≥20 years | Diverse partnership model |
| Increased vaccination uptake: the proportion of fully vaccinated adult PLHIV increased from <1% to 97% and the proportion of fully vaccinated HCWs increased from 23% to 80% in the monitored facilities between September 2021 and September 2022. |
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| Leveraging HIV Program and Civil Society to Accelerate COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake, Zambia | Bobo et al. [23] | 2022 | Zambia | National Vaccination campaign | HIV treatment centres | PLHIV and their family members | Not reported | A mixed service delivery model |
| Increased COVID 19 vaccination coverage in Zambia (Reported outcomes for all COVID-19 vaccinations in Zambia not only PLHIV) | Planning and coordination:
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| Call-back strategy—an approach for scaling up COVID-19 vaccination among PLHIV in Geita region, Afya Jumuishi project | Magadula et al. [27] | 2023 | Tanzania | Not clear | 44 facilities in Tanzania | PLHIV | Not reported | Call-back strategy | Oriented HCWs and Community Based Health Workers (CBHWs), invited PLHIV for facility-based vaccination, and conducted physical follow-ups. | Increased number of PLHIV vaccinated: a total of 22,686 PLHIV (83% from the shared list) were called and fully vaccinated. This contributed to 42% of total vaccinations of PLHIV. | Implementation innovations accelerate progress on program indicators, improve supply monitoring, and reduce resource wastage. |
| Model | Details |
|---|---|
| The Call-back Strategy |
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| The Diverse Partnership Model |
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| Mixed Service Delivery Model |
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Mbeye, N.M.; Chipojola, R.; Banda, S.; Kaude, P.; Mdolo, A.; Nwosisi, C.; Mounier-Jack, S. Integration Models for Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines Through HIV Services in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review. Infect. Dis. Rep. 2025, 17, 146. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr17060146
Mbeye NM, Chipojola R, Banda S, Kaude P, Mdolo A, Nwosisi C, Mounier-Jack S. Integration Models for Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines Through HIV Services in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review. Infectious Disease Reports. 2025; 17(6):146. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr17060146
Chicago/Turabian StyleMbeye, Nyanyiwe Masingi, Roselyn Chipojola, Susan Banda, Prince Kaude, Aaron Mdolo, Charles Nwosisi, and Sandra Mounier-Jack. 2025. "Integration Models for Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines Through HIV Services in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review" Infectious Disease Reports 17, no. 6: 146. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr17060146
APA StyleMbeye, N. M., Chipojola, R., Banda, S., Kaude, P., Mdolo, A., Nwosisi, C., & Mounier-Jack, S. (2025). Integration Models for Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines Through HIV Services in Low-and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review. Infectious Disease Reports, 17(6), 146. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr17060146

