Evaluating linkage to care for hypertension after community‐based screening in rural Uganda

Objectives To determine the frequency and predictors of hypertension linkage to care after implementation of a linkage intervention in rural Uganda. Methods During a multidisease screening campaign for HIV, diabetes and hypertension in rural Uganda, hypertensive adults received education, appointmen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Tropical medicine & international health 2014-04, Vol.19 (4), p.459-468
Hauptverfasser: Kotwani, Prashant, Balzer, Laura, Kwarisiima, Dalsone, Clark, Tamara D., Kabami, Jane, Byonanebye, Dathan, Bainomujuni, Bob, Black, Douglas, Chamie, Gabriel, Jain, Vivek, Thirumurthy, Harsha, Kamya, Moses R., Geng, Elvin H., Petersen, Maya L., Havlir, Diane V., Charlebois, Edwin D.
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Zusammenfassung:Objectives To determine the frequency and predictors of hypertension linkage to care after implementation of a linkage intervention in rural Uganda. Methods During a multidisease screening campaign for HIV, diabetes and hypertension in rural Uganda, hypertensive adults received education, appointment to a local health facility and travel voucher. We measured frequency and predictors of linkage to care, defined as visiting any health facility for hypertension management within 6 months. Predictors of linkage to care were calculated using collaborative‐targeted maximum likelihood estimation (C‐TMLE). Participants not linking were interviewed using a standardised instrument to determine barriers to care. Results Over 5 days, 2252 adults were screened for hypertension and 214 hypertensive adults received a linkage intervention for further management. Of these, 178 (83%) linked to care within 6 months (median = 22 days). Independent predictors of successful linkage included older age, female gender, higher education, manual employment, tobacco use, alcohol consumption, hypertension family history and referral to local vs. regional health centre. Barriers for patients who did not see care included expensive transport (59%) and feeling well (59%). Conclusions A community health campaign that offered hypertension screening, education, referral appointment and travel voucher achieved excellent linkage to care (83%). Young adults, men and persons with low levels of formal education were among those least likely to seek care. Objectifs Déterminer la fréquence et les facteurs prédictifs de la liaison de l'hypertension aux soins après l'implémentation d'une intervention de liaison en zone rurale, en Ouganda. Méthodes Au cours d'une campagne de dépistage de plusieurs maladies pour le VIH, le diabète et l'hypertension en zone rurale, en Ouganda, les adultes hypertendus ont reçu une éducation, un assignement à un centre de santé local et des bons de voyage. Nous avons mesuré la fréquence et les facteurs prédictifs de la liaison aux soins, définie comme la visite d'un établissement de soins pour la prise en charge de l'hypertension dans les 6 mois. Les facteurs prédictifs de la liaison aux soins ont été déterminés en utilisant une estimation du maximum de vraisemblance de collaboration ciblée (C‐TMLE). Les participants sans liaison ont été interrogés à l'aide d'un outil standardisé afin de déterminer les obstacles aux soins. Résultats Sur 5 jours, 2252 adultes ont été dépi
ISSN:1360-2276
1365-3156
DOI:10.1111/tmi.12273