Table 3.

Loss-to-follow-up and follow-up rates of cohort analysis patients

NCD cohort	LTFU*	Facility (MLP)		Community (CHW)		Combined
		Follow-up visits	Days between last two visits	Follow-up visits	Days between last two visits	Monthly touch-points per patient
	(%)	Median (Q1,Q3)	Median (Q1,Q3)	Median (Q1,Q3)	Median (Q1,Q3)	Median (Q1,Q3)
Diabetes	16	6 (44, 8)	67 (38, 126)	10 (44, 13)	29 (2121, 41)	0.9 (0.5, 1.2)
Hypertension	19	6 (44, 9)	62 (36, 111)	10 (55, 13)	30 (2525, 42)	0.9 (0.6, 1.2)
COPD	22	7 (44, 9)	56 (34, 98)	11 (66, 14)	30 (2626, 39)	0.9 (0.7, 1.3)

*A patient was defined as LTFU if they never had a follow-up visit at the facility. These patients were excluded from the analysis cohort.

CHW, community health worker; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LTFU, lost to follow-up; MLP, mid-level practitioner; NCD, non-communicable disease.