2024
Hypertension Related Co-Morbidities and Complications in Women of Sub-Saharan Africa: A Brief Review
Hahka T, Slotkowski R, Akbar A, VanOrmer M, Sembajwe L, Ssekandi A, Namaganda A, Muwonge H, Kasolo J, Nakimuli A, Mwesigwa N, Ishimwe J, Kalyesubula R, Kirabo A, Berry A, Patel K. Hypertension Related Co-Morbidities and Complications in Women of Sub-Saharan Africa: A Brief Review. Circulation Research 2024, 134: 459-473. PMID: 38359096, PMCID: PMC10885774, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.123.324077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertensive disorders of pregnancyIncidence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancyCo-morbiditiesCardiovascular diseaseDisorders of pregnancyAwareness of hypertensionIndividual quality of lifeLong-term consequences of hypertensionRates of hypertensionPeripheral arterial diseaseLack of prevention programsQuality of lifeHypertensive disordersConsequences of hypertensionLives of womenDecrease morbidityTreatment strategiesUncontrolled hypertensionArtery diseaseKidney diseaseHypertensionPrevention programsKnowledge of causesHeart diseasePrevention strategies
2023
Challenges to Implementation of Community Health Worker-Led Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Screening and Referral in Rural Uganda: A Qualitative Study using the Implementation Outcomes Framework
Ingenhoff R, Robertson N, Munana R, Bodnar B, Weswa I, Sekitoleko I, Gaal J, Kirenga B, Kalyesubula R, Knauf F, Siddharthan T. Challenges to Implementation of Community Health Worker-Led Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Screening and Referral in Rural Uganda: A Qualitative Study using the Implementation Outcomes Framework. International Journal Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2023, 18: 2769-2783. PMID: 38046984, PMCID: PMC10693197, DOI: 10.2147/copd.s420137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseImplementation Outcomes FrameworkCOPD screeningRural UgandaBurden of COPDReferral processCommunity health worker interventionHealth worker interventionObstructive pulmonary diseaseHealthcare providers' perceptionsCause of deathHigh patient volumeCommunity-based interventionsCHW supportCOPD awarenessCOPD careMiddle-income countriesPulmonary diseaseMedication accessBody of evidenceOutcomes FrameworkQualitative studyHealth outcomesProviders' perceptionsPatient volume