biostudies-literatureMoshomo TUnited States of America National Institute of HealthNIMH NIH HHSUnited States of America National Institute of Health (NIH)NHLBI NIH HHS80https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11264446biostudies-literatureUnknown5(1)<h4>Background</h4>Successful HIV treatment programs have turned HIV into a chronic condition, but noncommunicable diseases such as hypertension jeopardize this progress. Hypertension control rates among people with HIV (PWH) are low owing to gaps in patient awareness, diagnosis, effective treatment, and management of both conditions at separate clinic visits. Integrated management, such as in our study, InterCARE, can enhance HIV-hypertension integration and blood pressure (BP) control.<h4>Methods</h4>Our pilot study was conducted in two Botswana HIV clinics between October 2021 and November 2022. Based on our formative work, we adopted three main strategies; Health worker training on HTN/cardiovascular disease (CVD) management, adaptation of HIV Electronic Health Record (EHR) for HTN/CVDImplementation science communicationsQuantitative outcomes of a type 2 single arm hybrid effectiveness implementation pilot study for hypertension-HIV integration in Botswana.PMC11264446UG3 HL154499UG3HL 154499P30 MH058107Van Pelt AEIlias MMoshomo TMolefe-Baikai OJTonwe VGala PBennett KHurwitz KWMosepele MPonatshego PGaolathe TBogart LMHirschhorn LRYoussouf NDintwa EJaffar SRamotsababa MSeipone KMogaetsho EKebotsamang KSteger-May KfalseQuantitative outcomes of a type 2 single arm hybrid effectiveness implementation pilot study for hypertension-HIV integration in Botswana.<h4>Background</h4>Successful HIV treatment programs have turned HIV into a chronic condition, but noncommunicable diseases such as hypertension jeopardize this progress. Hypertension control rates among people with HIV (PWH) are low owing to gaps in patient awareness, diagnosis, effective treatment, and management of both conditions at separate clinic visits. Integrated management, such as in our study, InterCARE, can enhance HIV-hypertension integration and blood pressure (BP) control.<h4>Methods</h4>Our pilot study was conducted in two Botswana HIV clinics between October 2021 and November 2022. Based on our formative work, we adopted three main strategies; Health worker training on HTN/cardiovascular disease (CVD) management, adaptation of HIV Electronic Health Record (EHR) for HTN/CVD2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Jul2026-05-22T03:19:57.944Z2025-06-01T01:15:46.987ZS-EPMC112644463903960910.1186/s43058-024-00620-w