Initial loss to follow up among tuberculosis patients: the role of Ward-Based Outreach Teams and short message service (SMS) technology (research proposal)

Initial loss to follow up among tuberculosis patients: the role of Ward-Based Outreach Teams and short message service (SMS) technology (research proposal)

Abstract Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is a problem in South Africa. Initial loss to follow up (LTFU) among TB patients is high varying between 14.9 and 18%. Some of the reasons for this are: lack of proper communication between patient and staff on next steps after testing, not aware that results...

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Main Authors: Judith R. M. Mwansa-Kambafwile, Charles Chasela, Nazir Ismail, Colin Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
TB
Initial LTFU
WBOTs
SMS
Messaging
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-019-4757-3

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