TABLE 3.

TB, Nutrition, and Ward Discharges LTFU, 2016a

TBNutritionWard Discharges
Total number of new enrollees in 2016185245448b
No. (%) of new enrollees LTFU79 (43)75 (31)182 (41)
  • Abbreviations: LTFU, lost to follow-up; TB, tuberculosis.

  • a LTFU defined differently by hospital unit: TB=missed drug refill by 2 or more weeks; nutrition=missed 1 appointment; ward discharges=missed first CCC appointment by 1 month.

  • b 2,545 were admitted to the internal medicine ward in 2016 but only 448 were given follow-up appointments to the CCC upon discharge.