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Loss to follow-up among patients receiving anti-tuberculosis treatment, Haiti, 2011-2015

E R Schnaubelt1,2, M Charles3, M Richard4

  • 1Division of Global HIV and Tuberculosis, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

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|February 19, 2019
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Setting: Tuberculosis (TB) treatment facilities in Haiti. Objective: To assess factors associated with loss to follow-up (LTFU) among patients receiving treatment for tuberculosis (TB) in Haiti. Design: We analyzed Haiti's national surveillance data for patients started on anti-tuberculosis treatment from 2011 to 2015 to determine factors associated with LTFU using multivariable logistic regression and describe LTFU in terms of subnational units to target future intervention strategies. We also conducted a survival analysis to estimate hazard ratios of factors associated with time to LTFU. Results: Of 81 490 TB cases reported, 7423 (9.1%) were LTFU during anti-tuberculosis treatment, increasing from 7.1% in 2011 to 10.3% in 2015. Six high-volume facilities had significantly higher rates of LTFU (14.3-31.9%) than the rest of the country, accounting for 18.8% of all TB cases reported, but 41.7% of all LTFU patients. Male sex, previous treatment history, and human immunodeficiency virus infection were associated with higher rates of LTFU. The median time to LTFU was 94 days. Conclusion: A small number of facilities accounted for disproportionately high rates of LTFU. These results identify characteristics of facilities and individuals leading to concentrated interventions to reduce LTFU and improve treatment success.

Keywords:
TBsubnational analysistreatment default/LTFU

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