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Table 1 Scheduled appointments missed by tuberculosis patients diagnosed and treated in the CNHP-P, Cotonou, Benin, between January and September 2013

From: Follow-up and tracing of tuberculosis patients who fail to attend their scheduled appointments in Cotonou, Benin: a retrospective cohort study

 

All smear positive TB (%)

New smear positive TB (%)

Retreatment TB (Fraction)

Total TB patients

457

410

47

Patients who missed at least one SAa

37 (8)

36 (9)

1 (0.02)

Time at which patients missed their SAb

In Initial phase before 2 months

6 (14)

6 (14)

0

At 2 months

5 (11)

5 (12)

0

At 3 months

0

-

0

At 3.5 months

14 (32)

14 (33)

-

At 5 months

19 (43)

18 (42)

1

Total appointments missedc

44

43

1

  1. aThe denominator is the total number of TB patients treated
  2. bThe denominator is the total number of appointments missed
  3. cSome patients missed more than one scheduled appointment: three new smear-positive tuberculosis patients missed their scheduled appointments at 2 and 3.5 months; two missed at 3.5 and 5 months and two missed at the initial phase and at 5 months