Pre-diagnosis and pre-treatment loss to follow-up and associated factors among patients with presumed tuberculosis and those diagnosed in Uganda

Pre-diagnosis and pre-treatment loss to follow-up and associated factors among patients with presumed tuberculosis and those diagnosed in Uganda

Abstract Background Loss to follow-up (LTFU) of patients with presumed tuberculosis (TB) before completing the diagnostic process (pre-diagnosis LTFU) and before initiating treatment for those diagnosed (pre-treatment LTFU) is a challenge in the realization of the End TB Strategy. We assessed the pr...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Nuwematsiko, Noah Kiwanuka, Solomon T. Wafula, Mary Nakafeero, Lydia Nakanjako, Henry Luzze, Stavia Turyahabwe, Juliet N. Sekandi, Lynn Atuyambe, Esther Buregyeya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Tuberculosis, loss to follow
Up, pre
Diagnosis loss to follow
Treatment loss to follow
Up, Uganda
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-12115-4
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