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February 10, 2026Open Access

Integrating Diabetes Screening into HIV Care Programmes: An Operational Research Study in Lilongwe, Malawi

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TPTiyamike PhiriCMChikondi MwaleKBKondwani Banda

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Overview

Operational research integrates diabetes screening into HIV care, indicating feasibility and potential improvements in patient outcomes.

Key Points

  • The study aimed to assess how feasible it is to integrate diabetes screening into HIV care services in Malawi.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional study in public HIV clinics
  • Offered point-of-care fasting blood glucose testing to attendees
  • Collected and analyzed data on screening uptake, resource use, and patient flow
  • Screening uptake among eligible patients was 92%
  • 8.4% of those screened had undiagnosed diabetes or prediabetes
  • Integration required minimal additional clinic time per patient
  • Challenges included supply chain issues for test strips and referral pathways for positive cases

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Phiri et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698acae37c832249c30ba7bchttps://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18528996
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