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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
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
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
2021
Hypertension care cascade at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda: a mixed methods study using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation for Behavior change (COM-B) model
Muddu M, Ssinabulya I, Kigozi SP, Ssennyonjo R, Ayebare F, Katwesigye R, Mbuliro M, Kimera I, Longenecker CT, Kamya MR, Schwartz JI, Katahoire AR, Semitala FC. Hypertension care cascade at a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda: a mixed methods study using the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation for Behavior change (COM-B) model. Implementation Science Communications 2021, 2: 121. PMID: 34670624, PMCID: PMC8690902, DOI: 10.1186/s43058-021-00223-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAntiretroviral therapyHIV clinicHIV integrationCare cascadeHIV careHTN treatmentLarge urban HIV clinicART adherence counselingHypertension care cascadeLarge HIV clinicLow patient knowledgeUrban HIV clinicProportion of patientsAnti-hypertensive medicinesRisk of mortalityAdult PLHIVHTN careHTN complicationsHTN screeningConclusionThe prevalenceAdherence counselingMiddle-income countriesTreatment initiationPatient knowledgeBP machines