Open AccessInvestigating Outcomes of Adolescents and Young Adults (10–24 Years of Age) Lost to Follow-up from Tuberculosis Treatment in Gaborone, Botswana
Author(s) -
Leslie A. Enane,
Elizabeth Lowenthal,
Tonya Arscott-Mills,
Jessica Eby,
Cynthia Caiphus,
Botshelo Kgwaadira,
Susan Coffin,
Andrew P. Steenhoff
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0000000000002369
Subject(s) - medicine , young adult , tuberculosis , coinfection , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , retrospective cohort study , pediatrics , demography , gerontology , family medicine , surgery , pathology , sociology
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.