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Impact of a COVID-19 National Lockdown on Integrated Care for Hypertension and HIV
Schwartz JI, Muddu M, Kimera I, Mbuliro M, Ssennyonjo R, Ssinabulya I, Semitala FC. Impact of a COVID-19 National Lockdown on Integrated Care for Hypertension and HIV. Global Heart 2021, 16: 9. PMID: 33598389, PMCID: PMC7863843, DOI: 10.5334/gh.928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth facilitiesPublic health facilitiesCOVID-19 national lockdownHTN controlHIV clinicUgandan patientsClinical outcomesChronic conditionsHypertensionIntegrated careHIVCOVID-19National lockdownMovement restrictionsMedicineNationwide lockdownOutcomesAntiretroviralsLockdownPatientsClinicCohortMotor vehicle transportationCareIntegrated Hypertension and HIV Care Cascades in an HIV Treatment Program in Eastern Uganda: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Muddu M, Tusubira AK, Sharma SK, Akiteng AR, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz JI. Integrated Hypertension and HIV Care Cascades in an HIV Treatment Program in Eastern Uganda: A Retrospective Cohort Study. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 81: 552-561. PMID: 31045649, PMCID: PMC6625912, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetrospective cohort studyCare cascadeHIV careCohort studyHIV programsPrimary cardiovascular disease risk factorsCardiovascular disease risk factorsHIV care cascadeHIV care programsBlood pressure controlProportion of patientsDisease risk factorsHIV treatment programsViral load monitoringManagement of hypertensionHIV clinicEastern UgandaHIV treatmentRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseHypertensionCare programPressure controlTreatment programHIV
2023
Diabetes mellitus care cascade among a cohort of persons living with HIV and hypertension in Uganda: A retrospective cohort study
Ambangira F, Sharman J, Muddu M, Kimera I, Namara D, Musimbaggo D, Namugenyi C, Ssenyonjo R, Mbuliro M, Katwesigye R, Schwartz J, Semitala F, Ssinabulya I. Diabetes mellitus care cascade among a cohort of persons living with HIV and hypertension in Uganda: A retrospective cohort study. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2023, 34: 728-734. PMID: 37269360, DOI: 10.1177/09564624231179497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes mellitusLarge urban HIV clinicNon-suppressed viral loadNon-communicable disease burdenUrban HIV clinicHIV care programsRetrospective cohort studyCohort of personsAppropriate diabetes careDiabetes mellitus careNon-communicable diseasesDual HIVCare cascadeHIV clinicCohort studyGlycaemic controlMedian ageViral loadRetrospective studyDiabetes careDisease burdenMellitus careCare programHIVHypertension