Magodoro Itai M, Olivier Stephen, Gareta Dickman, Koole Olivier, Modise Tshwaraganang H, Gunda Resign, Herbst Kobus, Pillay Deenan, Wong Emily B, Siedner Mark J
Africa Health Research Institute, Somkhele, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America.
PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022 Nov 2;2(11):e0001221. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001221. eCollection 2022.
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for half of all deaths in South Africa, partly reflecting unmet NCDs healthcare needs. Leveraging existing HIV infrastructure is touted as a strategy to alleviate this chronic care gap. We evaluated whether HIV care platforms are associated with improved NCDs care. We conducted a community-based screening of adults in rural KwaZulu-Natal, collecting BP, HbA1c, and health services utilization data. Care cascade indicators for hypertension and diabetes mellitus were defined as: 1) aware, if previously diagnosed, 2) in care, if seeing a provider within last 6 months; 3) treated, if reporting medication use within preceding 2 weeks; and 4) controlled, if BP<140/90mmHg or HbA1c<6.5%. We fit multivariable adjusted logistic regression models to compare successful completion of each step of the care cascade for hypertension and diabetes between people with virally suppressed HIV and HIV-negative comparators. Inverse probability sampling weights were applied to derive population-level estimates. The analytic sample included 4,933 individuals [mean age 58.4 years; 77% female]. Compared to being HIV-negative, having suppressed HIV was associated with lower adjusted prevalence of being aware (-6.0% [95% CI: -11.0, -1.1%]), in care (-5.7% [-10.6, -0.8%]), and in treatment (-4.8% [-9.7, 0.1%]) for diabetes; but higher adjusted prevalence of controlled diabetes (3.2% [0.2-6.2%]). In contrast, having suppressed HIV was associated with higher adjusted prevalence of being aware (7.4% [5.3-9.6%]), in care (8.0% [5.9-10.2%]), in treatment (8.4% [6.1-10.6%]) and controlled (9.0% [6.2-11.8%]), for hypertension. Overall, disease control was achieved for 40.0% (38.6-40.8%) and 6.8% (5.9-7.8%) of individuals with hypertension and diabetes, respectively. Engagement in HIV care in rural KwaZulu-Natal was generally associated with worse diabetes care and improved hypertension care. While further work should explore how success of HIV programs can be translated to NCD care, strengthening of primary healthcare will also be needed to respond to the growing NCDs epidemic.
非传染性疾病(NCDs)占南非所有死亡人数的一半,部分反映了未得到满足的非传染性疾病医疗需求。利用现有的艾滋病毒基础设施被视为缓解这一长期护理差距的一项战略。我们评估了艾滋病毒护理平台是否与改善非传染性疾病护理相关。我们在夸祖鲁 - 纳塔尔省农村地区对成年人进行了基于社区的筛查,收集了血压、糖化血红蛋白和医疗服务利用数据。高血压和糖尿病的护理级联指标定义为:1)知晓,若先前已确诊;2)接受护理,若在过去6个月内看过医疗服务提供者;3)接受治疗,若在过去2周内报告使用过药物;4)病情得到控制,若血压<140/90mmHg或糖化血红蛋白<6.5%。我们拟合了多变量调整逻辑回归模型,以比较病毒载量得到抑制的艾滋病毒感染者与艾滋病毒阴性对照者在高血压和糖尿病护理级联各步骤的成功完成情况。应用逆概率抽样权重来得出人群水平的估计值。分析样本包括4933人[平均年龄58.4岁;77%为女性]。与艾滋病毒阴性相比,病毒载量得到抑制与糖尿病患者知晓率(-6.0%[95%置信区间:-11.0,-1.1%])、接受护理率(-5.7%[-10.6,-0.8%])和接受治疗率(-4.8%[-9.7,0.1%])的调整患病率较低相关;但糖尿病病情得到控制的调整患病率较高(3.2%[0.2 - 6.2%])。相比之下,病毒载量得到抑制与高血压患者知晓率(7.4%[5.3 - 9.6%])、接受护理率(8.0%[5.9 - 10.2%])、接受治疗率(8.4%[6.1 - 10.6%])和病情得到控制率(9.0%[6.2 - 11.8%])的调整患病率较高相关。总体而言,高血压和糖尿病患者分别有40.0%(38.6 - 40.8%)和6.8%(5.9 - 7.8%)实现了疾病控制。在夸祖鲁 - 纳塔尔省农村地区参与艾滋病毒护理通常与糖尿病护理较差和高血压护理改善相关。虽然应进一步探索如何将艾滋病毒项目的成功转化为非传染性疾病护理,但也需要加强初级医疗保健以应对不断增长的非传染性疾病流行。