The longitudinal care cascade for hypertension: a clinic-based study of people with and without HIV in South Africa
Despite frequent health-system contact, PLHIV had lower HTN diagnosis and higher regression, including treatment discontinuation and loss of BP control, underscoring persistent gaps in longitudinal HTN management within HIV programmes and the need for integrated and targeted chronic care models that ensure treatment continuity and sustained control.
Authors
- Alana T. Brennan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7746-0668)
- Dr Elizabeth Kelechi Oladimeji
- Siphamandla Bonga Gumede
- Samanta Tresha Lalla-Edward
- Jennifer Manne-Goehler
- Nicola Bulled
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Connecticut (US)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- medRxiv
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.11.26346061
- Primary Topic
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute