2024
Current out of pocket care costs among HIV and hypertension co-morbid patients in urban and peri-urban Uganda
Cameron D, Morrell L, Kagoya F, Kiggundu J, Hutchinson B, Twine R, Schwartz J, Muddu M, Mutungi G, Kayima J, Katahoire A, Longenecker C, Nugent R, Loya D, Semitala F. Current out of pocket care costs among HIV and hypertension co-morbid patients in urban and peri-urban Uganda. PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0003423. PMID: 39321165, PMCID: PMC11423963, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0003423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost of careHousehold incomeCo-morbid patientsCare costsMedian monthly household incomeHIV careCOVID-19 lockdownCascade of HIV careHIV care costsSocio-demographic characteristicsQuarter of patientsDistricts of UgandaIntegration of careMedian monthly costBorrow moneyOut-of-pocket costsDisease co-morbiditiesMonthly household incomePeri-urban UgandaService integrationUgandaHTN careCo-morbiditiesEast AfricaHypertension care
2021
Hypertension care cascade at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda: a mixed methods study using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation for Behavior change (COM-B) model
Muddu M, Ssinabulya I, Kigozi SP, Ssennyonjo R, Ayebare F, Katwesigye R, Mbuliro M, Kimera I, Longenecker CT, Kamya MR, Schwartz JI, Katahoire AR, Semitala FC. Hypertension care cascade at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda: a mixed methods study using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation for Behavior change (COM-B) model. Implementation Science Communications 2021, 2: 121. PMID: 34670624, PMCID: PMC8690902, DOI: 10.1186/s43058-021-00223-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntiretroviral therapyHIV clinicHIV integrationCare cascadeHIV careHTN treatmentLarge urban HIV clinicART adherence counselingHypertension care cascadeLarge HIV clinicLow patient knowledgeUrban HIV clinicProportion of patientsAnti-hypertensive medicinesRisk of mortalityAdult PLHIVHTN careHTN complicationsHTN screeningConclusionThe prevalenceAdherence counselingMiddle-income countriesTreatment initiationPatient knowledgeBP machines