2024
Screening for Hypertension in adolescents living with HIV: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial to improve guideline adherence
Adu-Gyamfi R, Enos J, Yeboah K, Shabanova V, Hawley N, Ogum D, Nkansah A, Paintsil E, Torpey K. Screening for Hypertension in adolescents living with HIV: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial to improve guideline adherence. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0302016. PMID: 38701070, PMCID: PMC11068165, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTheory-based interventionsImplementation of clinical practice guidelinesClinic visitsProvision of job aidsHealthcare workers' adherenceCluster randomized trialAvailability of guidelinesClinical practice guidelinesBehavior-based interventionsCluster-randomized studyAntiretroviral therapy sitesCardiovascular disease-related morbidityBlood pressureAIDS-related deathsIntervention facilitiesGreater Accra Region of GhanaAccra Region of GhanaGuideline adherenceHypertension screeningAntiretroviral careWorker adherenceIncidence of hypertensionHypertension riskGreater Accra RegionJob aids
2023
High prevalence of low high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol and insulin resistance among children and adolescents living with HIV in Uganda: harbinger for metabolic syndrome?
Kisitu G, Shabanova V, Naiga F, Nakagwa M, Kekitiinwa A, Elyanu P, Paintsil E. High prevalence of low high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol and insulin resistance among children and adolescents living with HIV in Uganda: harbinger for metabolic syndrome? HIV Medicine 2023, 25: 262-275. PMID: 37879630, DOI: 10.1111/hiv.13570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternational Diabetes FederationLow high-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolPrevalence of MetSInsulin resistanceLipoprotein cholesterolMetabolic syndromeAdult Treatment Panel criteriaHomeostatic model assessment indexCross-sectional pilot studyFrequency of MetSModel assessment indexHOMA-IR indexOlder age groupsAge-dependent prevalenceAssociated health problemsATPIII criteriaCentral obesityBlood pressureDiabetes FederationPrimary outcomeClinical centersLifetime riskPanel criteriaHigh prevalence