Design and implementation of a non-communicable disease screening programme in a rural African HIV clinic
The study took place in a busy hospital-based HIV treatment clinic in the rural province of Lubombo in Swaziland
Abstract
By 2030, it is estimated that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) will account for more than 50% of the mortality in low-income countries, surpassing communicable diseases.Evidence shows that HIV treatment is associated with the development of diabetes, hypertension and metabolic syndrome.2,3,4 HIV patients are also living longer. This increase in life expectancy, and the interaction between HIV treatment and the development of diabetes and hypertension, will contribute to large projected increases in NCDs in the coming years.
This research is supported by the Department for International Development’s COMDIS–HSD Programme which is led by the University of Leeds
Citation
COMDIS. Design and implementation of a non-communicable disease screening programme in a rural African HIV clinic. COMDIS-HSD Research Brief, (2017) 2p.
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