Mortality and loss to follow-up among Tuberculosis patients on treatment in Meru County, Kenya: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death globally. Patients who get lost to follow-up (LTFU) during TB treatment have high risk of relapse, mortality, treatment failure and developing Multidrug resistant TB. Empirical data to monitor long-term TB treatment outcomes in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs) are sparse. We determined proportion of TB patients who die or are LTFU during six months of treatment and identified factors independently associated with mortality or LTFU. A retrospective cohort using data from routine Meru County TB surveillance system was conducted. We included 38020 records of TB patients aged ≥15 years on treatment 2012‒2022. TB treatment outcomes of interest were LTFU or death within six months of treatment. Survival analyses accounting for competing e

SUBMITTER: Ngari MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11892847 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature