Predictors of loss to follow-up among adult tuberculosis patients in Southern Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Loss to follow-up (LTFU) from tuberculosis (TB) treatment and care is a major public health problem as patients can be infectious and also may develop a multi-drug resistant TB (MDR-TB). The study aimed to assess whether LTFU differs by the distance TB patients travelled to receive care from the nearest health facility.

Methods

A total of 402 patient cards of TB patients who received care were reviewed from March 1-30, 2020. The Kaplan-Meir curve with the Log-rank test was used to compare differences in LTFU by the distance travelled to reach to the nearest health facility for TB care. The Cox proportional hazard regression model was used to identify predictors. All statistical tests are declared significant at a p-value< 0.05.

Results

A total of 37 patient

SUBMITTER: Watumo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9107690 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature