Patient mobility and travel distance to receive drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment, and their associations with loss to follow-up in Guizhou Province, China
DR-TB patients often travel from less developed prefectures to two major cities in Guizhou for better care. Patient mobility and travel burdens increase the risk of LTFU. Our study emphasizes the need to strengthen hospital infrastructure, improve DR-TB diagnosis and treatment in underdeveloped areas, and establish effective medication management and follow-up systems across all designated hospitals in the province to reduce DR-TB transmission and LTFU rates.
Authors
- Sisi Jian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6743-0193)
- Yuying He
- Yun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1625-098X)
- Jinlan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0376-938X)
- Dafu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2169-4205)
- Xiaoxue Ma
Institutions
- Guiyang Medical University (CN)
- Guizhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11560-8
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Guizhou Medical University