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

• Main Authors: Desta Watumo (Author), Melkamu Merid Mengesha (Author), Tesfaye Gobena (Author), Mathewos Alemu Gebremichael (Author), Degu Jerene (Author)
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• 出版: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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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 recei...