Integrating hypertension screening at the time of voluntary HIV testing among adults in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Guidelines recommend integrating hypertension screening for HIV-infected adults, but blood pressure measurements may be dynamic around the time of HIV testing.

Methods

We measured a seated resting blood pressure in adults (≥18 years) prior to HIV testing, and again after receiving HIV test results, in an ambulatory HIV clinic in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. We assessed sociodemographics, smoking, body mass index, diabetes, substance abuse, and anxiety/depression. We used blood pressure categories defined by the Seventh Joint National Committee (JNC 7) classifications, which includes normal, pre-hypertension, stage 1 hypertension, and stage 2 hypertension.

Results

Among 5,428 adults, mean age was 31 years, 51% were male, and 35% tested HIV-positive. Before H

SUBMITTER: Drain PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6368277 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature