Current out of pocket care costs among HIV and hypertension co-morbid patients in urban and peri-urban Uganda

• Published in: PLOS global public health Vol. 4; no. 9; p. e0003423
• Main Authors: Cameron, Drew B, Morrell, Lillian C, Kagoya, Faith, Kiggundu, John Baptist, Hutchinson, Brian, Twine, Robert, Schwartz, Jeremy I, Muddu, Martin, Mutungi, Gerald, Kayima, James, Katahoire, Anne R, Longenecker, Chris T, Nugent, Rachel, Loya, David Contreras, Semitala, Fred C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 25.09.2024
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Engineering and Technology; Medicine and Health Sciences; People and Places; Social Sciences

Despite improvements to the cascade of HIV care in East Africa, access to care for non-communicable disease co-morbidities like hypertension (HTN) remains a persistent problem. The integration of care for these conditions presents an opportunity to achieve efficiencies in delivery as well as decreas...