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Predictors Of Negative Outcomes And Causes Of Loss To Follow Up Among Breast Cancer Patients In Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, A. Johnson, R. R. Henderson, G. Jones, Y. Fujii, P. Haley, J. Bernard, V. Degennaro
Predictors Of Negative Outcomes And Causes Of Loss To Follow Up Among Breast Cancer Patients In Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, A. Johnson, R. R. Henderson, G. Jones, Y. Fujii, P. Haley, J. Bernard, V. Degennaro
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Objective: To determine predictors of negative outcomes and causes of loss to follow-up (LTFU) in patients with breast cancer in Haiti.
Design and Methods: Patients seen by Innovating Health International’s (IHI) cancer program were designated as LTFU after at least six months of non-contact (n=606). A cohort of LTFU breast cancer patients (n=101) was compared to the larger population of breast cancer patients (n=939), and a regression model constructed in order to identify risks for death and LTFU. Multiple calls were made to contact LTFU patients, and reasons for LTFU were recorded.
Results: Death and LTFU status were associated with …