Costs of integrating hypertension care into HIV care in rural East African clinics.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Sub-Saharan Africa faces twin epidemics of HIV and noncommunicable diseases including hypertension. Integrating hypertension care into chronic HIV care is a global priority, but cost estimates are lacking. In the SEARCH Study, we performed population-level HIV/hypertension testing, and offered integrated streamlined chronic care. Here, we estimate costs for integrated hypertension/HIV care for HIV-positive individuals, and costs for hypertension care for HIV-negative individuals in the same clinics.

Design

Microcosting analysis of healthcare expenditures within Ugandan HIV clinics.

Methods

SEARCH (NCT: 01864603) conducted community health campaigns for diagnosis and linkage to care for both HIV and hypertension. HIV-positive patients received hypertension/HI

SUBMITTER: Shade SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8030915 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature