[Articles] Integrated community-based versus facility-based care for people with HIV, diabetes, and hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa (INTE-COMM): an open-label, multicountry, cluster-randomised trial

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Source: The Lancet

Original: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)02641-8/fullt...

Published: 2026-03-14

Unfortunately, the search results provided do not find an article with the exact title "INTE-COMM" (Integrated community-based versus facility-based care). Information is available on the INTE-AFRICA study which investigated integrated care for HIV, diabetes and hypertension in health facilities in Uganda and Tanzania[1]. According to the INTE-AFRICA study, integrated care, where one health professional manages all three diseases with a unified pharmacy and health record system, did not reduce the quality of care[1]. Among patients with diabetes or hypertension, 89.0% of patients were retained in care in integrated care and 89.8% in standard care[1]. Integrated care did not reduce the effectiveness of HIV treatment either[1]. The study involved 32 health facilities in Uganda and Tanzania with more than 5,000 participants over 18 years of age[1]. If you need information specifically about the INTE-COMM study, please provide the relevant sources as they are not available in the current search results.