High rate of uncontrolled hypertension among adults receiving integrated HIV and hypertension care with aligned multi-month dispensing in Malawi: results from a cross-sectional survey and retrospective chart review.
Hannah S WhiteheadKhumbo PhiriPericles KalandeJoep J van OosterhoutGeorge TalamaSam PhiriCorrina MoucheraudAgnes MosesRisa M HoffmanPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2024)
Uncontrolled hypertension was common among Malawian adults receiving integrated care with aligned MMD and was associated with shorter refill intervals and few antihypertensive medication escalations. Integrated care with aligned MMD is promising, but further work is needed to understand how to optimize hypertension outcomes.
Keyphrases
- blood pressure
- healthcare
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- hypertensive patients
- pain management
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- human immunodeficiency virus
- affordable care act
- emergency department
- metabolic syndrome
- hiv testing
- type diabetes
- men who have sex with men
- adipose tissue
- arterial hypertension
- south africa
- insulin resistance
- hiv aids
- glycemic control