Rationale and design of leveraging the HIV platform for hypertension control in Africa: protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Uganda
Introduction There is a high burden of hypertension (HTN) among HIV-infected people in Uganda. However, capacity to prevent, diagnose and treat HTN is suboptimal. This study seeks to leverage the existing HIV-related infrastructure in primary care health facilities (HFs) using the integrated HIV/HTN...
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| Main Authors: | Emmy Okello, Heiner Grosskurth, Moses Kamya, Gerald Mutungi, Starley B Shade, Mucunguzi Atukunda, Jane Kabami, Brian Twinamatsiko, Joan Nangendo, Edwin Charlebois |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2022-12-01
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| Series: | BMJ Open |
| Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/12/e063227.full |
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