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Improved hypertension control at six months using an adapted WHO HEARTS-based implementation strategy at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda
Muddu M, Semitala FC, Kimera I, Mbuliro M, Ssennyonjo R, Kigozi SP, Katwesigye R, Ayebare F, Namugenyi C, Mugabe F, Mutungi G, Longenecker CT, Katahoire AR, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz JI. Improved hypertension control at six months using an adapted WHO HEARTS-based implementation strategy at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda. BMC Health Services Research 2022, 22: 699. PMID: 35610717, PMCID: PMC9131679, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08045-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge urban HIV clinicUrban HIV clinicHTN outcomesHIV clinicHypertension controlViral suppressionHIV outcomesHTN treatmentFurther implementation researchHIV viral suppressionProportion of patientsPre-post studyVaried clinical settingsAdult PLHIVBP controlHTN controlHTN screeningCare cascadeHIV careLifestyle counselingClinic visitsDiastolic BPHIV controlIndependent predictorsSystolic BP
2024
Time to blood pressure control and predictors among patients receiving integrated treatment for hypertension and HIV based on an adapted WHO HEARTS implementation strategy at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda
Amutuhaire W, Semitala F, Kimera I, Namugenyi C, Mulindwa F, Ssenyonjo R, Katwesigye R, Mugabe F, Mutungi G, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz J, Katahoire A, Musoke L, Yendewa G, Longenecker C, Muddu M. Time to blood pressure control and predictors among patients receiving integrated treatment for hypertension and HIV based on an adapted WHO HEARTS implementation strategy at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda. Journal Of Human Hypertension 2024, 38: 452-459. PMID: 38302611, PMCID: PMC11076202, DOI: 10.1038/s41371-024-00897-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBP controlDuo-therapyAmlodipine 5Blood pressureWorld Health OrganizationMono-therapyCox proportional hazards analysisUrban HIV clinicCox proportional hazards modelsProportional hazards analysisBlood pressure controlAnti-hypertensive treatmentStage I hypertensionHIV care settingsProportional hazards modelHypertensive PLHIVMonotherapy groupPill burdenHIV clinicCohort studySystolic BPHazards modelPressure controlPatientsMmHg