Predictors of loss to follow-up of tuberculosis cases under the DOTS programme in Namibia

BACKGROUND: In Namibia, one out of every 25 cases of tuberculosis (TB) is “lost to follow-up” (LTFU). This has impacted negatively on national efforts to end the disease by 2035. The aim of this study was to determine the trends and predictors of LTFU under the directly observed treatment short-cour...

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Autores principales: Kibuule, Dan, Aiases, Philomein, Ruswa, Nunurai, Rennie, Timothy William, Verbeeck, Roger K., Godman, Brian, Mubita, Mwangana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2020
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Original Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073418/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32201689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00030-2019

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073418/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32201689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00030-2019

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