Investigating Outcomes of Adolescents and Young Adults (10–24 Years of Age) Lost to Follow-up from Tuberculosis Treatment in Gaborone, Botswana
Leslie A. Enane, Elizabeth D. Lowenthal, Tonya Arscott‐Mills, J. Eby, Cynthia Caiphus, Botshelo Kgwaadira, Susan Coffin, Andrew P. Steenhoff
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal · 2019-06
Abstract
This retrospective study investigated outcomes among lost to follow-up (LTFU) adolescents and young adults (AYAs: 10-24 years of age) with tuberculosis (TB) registered from 2008 to 2014 in Gaborone, using surveillance data. Of 68 LTFU AYAs, 16 repeated treatment; 8 completed and 6 were again LTFU. Of 4 confirmed deaths, 3 had TB/HIV coinfection. Approaches to improve AYA retention in TB care are needed.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Young adult
- Tuberculosis
- Coinfection
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
- Retrospective cohort study
- Pediatrics
- Demography