Incident hypertension among adults on ART in Malawi: a nested cohort study
The incidence of hypertension among PLHIV who were stable on longer-term ART was high, justifying routine BP screening at ART clinics. Identified predictors may help targeting screening. A newly observed protective effect of TS prophylaxis on incident hypertension needs confirmation.
Authors
- Randy G. Mungwira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2505-0904)
- Felix A. Mkandawire
- Osward M. Nyirenda
- Matthew B. Laurens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3874-581X)
- Miriam K. Laufer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8300-9593)
- Titus Henry Divala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3029-9579)
- Wongani Nyangulu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6192-6534)
- Brewster Moyo
- Andrea G. Buchwald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6503-6459)
- Edson Mwinjiwa
- Jane Mallewa
- Joep J. van Oosterhout
- Nginache Nampota
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Partners In Health (US)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (MW)
- Kamuzu Central Hospital (MW)
- University of California System (US)
- Dignitas International (MW)
- World Health Organization - Malawi (MW)
- Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (MW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-12423-y
- Primary Topic
- Hormonal and reproductive studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00