Investigational interventions:
Implementation facilitation of improved hypertension screening and management in the HIV care setting through the iHEART-SA intervention model comprising:
1. Information management system
2. Task shifting
3. Audit and feedback
4. Healthcare worker education and training
5. Patient education and support
Study design:
Cluster randomized stepped wedge effectiveness-implementation type 2 hybrid
Study objectives:
1. Assess the short- and long-term effects of an implementation strategy (i.e., healthcare worker intervention) on the adoption and implementation of hypertension screening and treatment among healthcare workers
2. Assess the short- and long-term effects of a clinical intervention (i.e., patient-level intervention) on patient blood pressure control among patients living with HIV and hypertension
Duration of participation: 27 months Study duration: 37 months
Intervention audience:
1. Healthcare workers (nurses and doctors)
2. Adult patients living with HIV from the 9 primary healthcare clinics
