Factors associated with loss to follow-up in tuberculosis treatment in Brazil: a retrospective cohort study.
Lucas Vinícius de LimaGabriel PavinatiIsadora Gabriella Paschoalotto SilvaJuliane Petenuci VieiraJosiane Cavalcante BlasqueIeda Harumi HigarashiCarlos Alexandre Molena FernandesGabriela Tavares MagnaboscoPublished in: Revista gaucha de enfermagem (2023)
Demographic, socioeconomic and clinical-epidemiological factors were associated with the loss to follow-up in tuberculosis cases, which reiterates the various vulnerabilities intertwined with the illness and treatment of this disease. Therefore, there is a need to promote strategies aimed at adherence and linkage to the care for groups most vulnerable to loss to follow-up in tuberculosis treatment in Brazil.