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February 11, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Integrating Hypertension Screening Into HIV Testing Campaigns in Maputo's Informal Settlements

A Scoping Review of Operational Feasibility and Case-Finding Yield: Integrating Hypertension Screening into HIV Testing Campaigns in Maputo's Informal Settlements

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Population

Individuals in informal urban settlements in sub-Saharan Africa (focal context Maputo, Mozambique)

Design

Systematic_review

Key result

Integrating hypertension screening into community-based HIV testing campaigns in informal settlements is operationally feasible and yields high rates of previously undiagnosed hypertension.

Authors

AMAna Munguambe

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Overview

Supports scaling integrated screening in resource-limited settings; reinforces consensus on leveraging HIV platforms for NCD detection.

Key Points

  • This review aimed to evaluate the operational feasibility and case-finding yield of incorporating hypertension screening into community-based HIV testing campaigns.
  • Conducted a systematic literature search across electronic databases and grey literature.
  • Included studies focusing on integrated screening for HIV and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Data analyzed thematically to identify key themes and challenges.
  • Identified a limited but growing body of evidence supporting integrated screening.
  • Found a high yield of previously undiagnosed hypertension in HIV testing campaigns.
  • Highlighted operational challenges including supply chain management and referral pathways.

Structured PICO

P
Population
Individuals in informal urban settlements in sub-Saharan Africa (focal context Maputo, Mozambique)
I
Intervention
Integrating hypertension screening into community-based HIV testing campaigns
O
Outcome
Operational feasibility and case-finding yield

Integrating hypertension screening into existing HIV testing campaigns is a pragmatic and feasible approach to improve non-communicable disease detection in under-resourced urban settings.

Limitations

  • Limited body of evidence

Cite This Study

Ana Munguambe (2002) conducted a review in HIV and hypertension. Integrated hypertension and HIV screening was evaluated on Operational feasibility and case-finding yield. Integrating hypertension screening into community-based HIV testing campaigns in informal settlements is operationally feasible and yields high rates of previously undiagnosed hypertension.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698c1c73267fb587c655efa5https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18531078
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