Factors associated with loss to follow-up before and after treatment initiation among patients with tuberculosis: A 5-year observation in China

Factors associated with loss to follow-up before and after treatment initiation among patients with tuberculosis: A 5-year observation in China

BackgroundLoss to follow-up (LTFU) is a significant barrier to the completion of anti-tuberculosis (TB) treatment and a major predictor of TB-associated deaths. Currently, research on LTFU-related factors in China is both scarce and inconsistent.MethodsWe collected information from the TB observatio...

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Main Authors: Youli Jiang, Jingfang Chen, Meng Ying, Linlin Liu, Min Li, Shuihua Lu, Zhihuan Li, Peize Zhang, Qingyao Xie, Xuhui Liu, Hongzhou Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
tuberculosis
loss to follow-up
risk factor
observation
insurance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1136094/full

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