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Front Public Health2024;121483476.January 1, 2024Journal Article

Healthcare provider perspectives on barriers and facilitators to integration of cardiovascular disease-related care into HIV care and treatment clinics in urban Tanzania.

Theresia A Ottaru1, Fileuka C Ngakongwa2, Zeeshan Butt3,4, Claudia A Hawkins5,6, Sylvia F Kaaya2, Emmy O Metta7, Pilly Chillo8, Helen N Siril2, Lisa R Hirschhorn5,9, Gideon P Kwesigabo1
1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
2Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
3Phreesia, Inc., Wilmington, DE, United States.
4Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States.
5Robert J Havey Institute of Global Health, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States.
6Department of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States.
7Department of Behavioral Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
8Department of Internal Medicine, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
9Department of Medical Social Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States.
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The increase in the dual burden of HIV and cardiovascular diseases (CVD), calls for the provision of integrated HIV/CVD care. This study aimed to explore barriers and facilitators to the integration of HIV/CVD care within HIV care and treatment clinics (CTCs) in urban, Tanzania. METHODS: Between March and April 2023, we conducted 12 key informant interviews with healthcare providers a…

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