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www.aids2014.org What Else Should Be Done to Reduce Lost to Follow Up (LTFU) among HIV Clients in Tanzania?
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What Else Should
Be Done to Reduce
Lost to Follow Up (LTFU)
among HIV Clients in Tanzania?
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Tuhuma Tulli
LEAD Project,Futures group
TANZANIA
The Use of IQTools to
Trace Lost to Follow Up (LTFU)
across Facilities in
Mwanza Region, Tanzania
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The Use of IQTools to Trace Lost to Follow
Up across Facilities (Mwanza Region, TZ)
ART Roll out 2004
41% reported LTFU
59,753 enrolled in Mwanza Sept 2012
6.5% were not truly LTFU!
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The use of IQTool to Trace LTFU
File creation
IQ tool to trace LTFU from the master lists
Reporting
www.aids2014.org Total ON ART Not on ART0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
1601 (6.5%)620
(8.5%)981
(5.8%)
93.5%
91.5%
94.2%
LTFU traced/not traced
among 24,790 patients (on ART/not on ART )
TRACED
NOT TRACED
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Conclusion
A small number of LTFU had not dropped out but self transferred to other facilities
An unknown number of LTFU might have moved to other facilities not captured in the analysis
Patient health education should be prioritized to reduce self transfer.
IQTools is useful in establishing true LTFU
