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
2022
Factors associated with blood pressure control in patients with hypertension and HIV at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda
Musimbaggo D, Kimera I, Namugenyi C, Schwartz J, Ssenyonjo R, Ambangira F, Kizza L, Mbuliro M, Katwesigye R, Ssinabulya I, Muddu M, Neupane D, Olsen M, Pareek M, Semitala F. Factors associated with blood pressure control in patients with hypertension and HIV at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda. Journal Of Human Hypertension 2022, 38: 345-351. PMID: 36476778, PMCID: PMC11001571, DOI: 10.1038/s41371-022-00786-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlood pressure controlComorbid diabetes mellitusDiabetes mellitusPressure controlBlood pressureHIV statusCardiovascular diseaseLarge urban HIV clinicPoor blood pressure controlImportant preventable risk factorBlood pressure targetsIndividual HIV statusUrban HIV clinicPreventable risk factorsHIV status disclosureMultivariable logistic regressionAntihypertensive treatmentAntiretroviral therapyHIV clinicHypertension careSubpopulation of personsPressure targetsBaseline factorsHypertensive personsIntegrated HIV