Integrated Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus Type II Treatment and Care Among People Living With HIV/AIDS
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This project was a facility-based program intervention for PLHIV aged 18 years and above who attended a CTC in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Clients received preventive, diagnostic and treatment services for HTN and T2DM. The primary health outcomes was all-cause mortality, disease-specific morbidity, HTN and T2DM control rates. Secondary outcomes included access to care, retention in care adherence and quality of care. Results obtained can be used to strengthen NCDs care delivery in HIV/AIDS care in CTC in Tanzania.
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Detailed Description
A cohort of patients who were diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes was created and followed up for 6 months. Patients were be required to attend clinics on a monthly basis. At first visit short interview using the STEPwise approach of the STEPS surveillance tool for NCDs from the WHO was be conducted. On subsequent visits, hypertension and blood sugar level and cholesterol levels will be measured and adherence to medication were assessed. The patient's registry was developed following recommendation from the HEARTS technical package of World Health Organization (WHO) with some modification if needed. A simple surveillance system was developed for all patients diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes so that there is continuous evaluation and monitoring of all patients attending NCDs care at HIV clinic.
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- CHANGE IN BLOOD PRESSURE LEVEL [SIX MONTHS]
Change in the mean blood pressure at the beginning and the end of the study
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
All PLHIV who attended CTC 18 years and above
Exclusion Criteria:
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Pregnant women living with HIV/AIDS
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Patients with mental diseases.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Temeke Regional Referral Hospital | Dar Es Salaam | Tanzania |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Atuganile Musyani, Masters, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- MUHAS-REC-1-2020-074