Globally, there is a delay in accessing Early infant diagnosis (EID) services by HIV-exposed infants (HEIs) despite the rapid programs scaled up to test HEIs in the early weeks after birth. With the COVID-19) pandemic in Uganda, the country implemented lockdown policies in 2020, effectively quarantining individuals in their homes. However,  quarantine affected  testing for HEIs  who are supposed to be tested at 6-8 weeks of age as per the national guidelines inorder to  prompt treatment and infant survival. We determine the prevalence of EID among HEIs and factors associated with the uptake of timely PCR bleeding. 
