title: [Predictive factors of lost to follow-up status during tuberculosis treatment in Brazzaville].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The abandonment of TB treatment has consequences both individual by increasing the risk of drug resistance and collective seeding entourage. The aim of this study is to determine the risk factors to be lost sight of during TB treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  He acted in a prospective cohort study of patients with microbiologically confirmed tuberculosis, beginning TB treatment and followed for six months. The comparative study between 75 patients lost (PL) and 108 no-patients lost (NPL).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The presence of a large distance between the home center [OR=3.73 (1.21-11.05), P=0.022], to alcohol poisoning [OR=3.80 (3.80-11.3), P=0.031], the number of compressed high (depending on the patient) [OR=7.64 (1.96-29.8), P=0.007], stigma [OR=7.85 (1.87-33), P=0.004] were related to PL status. For against the implementation of the directly observed treatment by the community [OR=0.2 (0.03-0.92), P=0.04], be [OR=0.18 (0.05-0.63), P=0.07] were linked to reduced risk of being lost.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reducing the rate of PL requires patient compliance with good attitudes in post-education and ease of access to TB centers.
authors.affiliation: Faculté des sciences de la santé, université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, Congo; Service de pneumologie, CHU de Brazzaville, BP : 1846, Brazzaville, Congo. Electronic address: bemba1@gmx.fr.
authors.forename: E L P
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Bemba
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, CHU de Brazzaville, BP : 1846, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Bopaka
authors.affiliation: Faculté des sciences de la santé, université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, Congo; Service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales, CHU de Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ossibi-Ibara
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, CHU de Brazzaville, BP : 1846, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Toungou
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, CHU de Brazzaville, BP : 1846, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Ossale-Abacka
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, CHU de Brazzaville, BP : 1846, Brazzaville, Congo; Programme national de lutte contre la tuberculose (PNLT), Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Okemba-Okombi
authors.affiliation: Faculté des sciences de la santé, université Marien Ngouabi, Brazzaville, Congo; Service de pneumologie, CHU de Brazzaville, BP : 1846, Brazzaville, Congo.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mboussa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003223:Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D059012:Lost to Follow-Up; D060046:Maintenance Chemotherapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Congo Brazzaville; Facteurs de risque; Lost sight; Perdu de vue; Risk factors; Tuberculose; Tuberculosis