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DrLouisaMoorhouse

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

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@inproceedings{Davis:2020:10.1002/jia2.25616,
author = {Davis, K and Moorhouse, L and Maswera, R and Nyamukapa, C and Smit, M and Gregson, S},
doi = {10.1002/jia2.25616},
pages = {69--69},
publisher = {JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD},
title = {Examining associations between HIV status and high blood pressure (hypertension) in a high HIV prevalence population in Manicaland, east Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study of adults},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25616},
year = {2020}
}
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Background: Evidence from highincome countries indicates that PLHIV experience a higher hypertension prevalence than HIVnegative individuals. However, it is unclear whether this applies in subSaharan Africa, where behaviour and healthcare access differ. It is also unclear whether reported differences in hypertension prevalence result from sociodemographic differences between PLHIV and HIVnegative individuals or from HIV infection and treatment. We analysed data from Manicaland, Zimbabwe, to test the hypothesis that PLHIV had a higher hypertension prevalence than HIVnegative individuals and assess whether controlling for sociodemographic factors affected this relationship.Materials and methods: A crosssectional study, including interviews and HIV testing, was performed at two urban sites, a town and a roadside trading area (07/2018 to 03/2019). All young women (15 to 24 years) and men (15 to 29 years), and a random sample of 2/3 of older adults were eligible. Individuals were considered hypertensive if they reported ever being diagnosed with hypertension by a doctor/nurse. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) for prevalent hypertension, controlling for sociodemographic confounders. Weights were used in all analyses to compensate for unequal selection probabilities.Results: Among 3404 participants (2169 men; 1235 women), the weighted HIV prevalence was 10.8% (95% CI 9.7 to 11.9%). There were more women among PLHIV (PLHIV: 62.5%, 57.2 to 67.8%; HIVnegative: 53.2%, 52.2% to 54.2%) and PLHIV were older (>45 years: PLHIV: 40%, 31.8% to 48.2%; HIVnegative: 25.3%, 23.9% to 26.6%). Hypertension prevalence was higher among PLHIV (20.6%, 16.3% to 25.0%) than HIVnegative individuals (16.4%, 15.1% to 17.6%; OR 1.33, 1.01 to 1.76, p = 0.048). However, hypertension prevalence was higher in older individuals and women, so after adjusting for age and gender the difference in hypertension between PLHIV and HIVnegative individuals was nonsignific
AU  - Davis,K
AU  - Moorhouse,L
AU  - Maswera,R
AU  - Nyamukapa,C
AU  - Smit,M
AU  - Gregson,S
DO  - 10.1002/jia2.25616
EP  - 69
PB  - JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
PY  - 2020///
SP  - 69
TI  - Examining associations between HIV status and high blood pressure (hypertension) in a high HIV prevalence population in Manicaland, east Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study of adults
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25616
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UR  - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jia2.25616
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/87796
ER  -
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