Determinant factors for loss to follow-up in drug-resistant tuberculosis patients: the importance of psycho-social and economic aspects.
Soedarsono SoedarsonoNi Made MertaniasihTutik KusmiatiAriani PermatasariNi Njoman JuliasihCholichul HadiIlham Nur AlfianPublished in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2021)
Male patients, jobless, non-regular employee, lower income, and underweight BMI were found in higher proportion in LTFU patients. Negative attitude towards treatment, limitation of social support, dissatisfaction with health service, and limitation of economic status are factors correlated with increased LTFU in DR-TB patients. Non-compliance to treatment is complex, we suggest that the involvement and support from the combination of health ministry, labor and employment ministry, and social ministry may help to resolve the complex problems of LTFU in DR-TB patients.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- drug resistant
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- mental health
- peritoneal dialysis
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- body mass index
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- patient reported outcomes
- public health
- hepatitis c virus
- cystic fibrosis
- physical activity
- human immunodeficiency virus
- weight loss
- health promotion
- electronic health record
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