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Table 2.

Reasons of loss to follow up

	Intensive phase – N (January-February 2020)	Continuation phase – N (July-August 2020)	Reasons – N (%)
General population	121	89	Death – 5 (4.13%) Refusal – 6 (4.96%) No trace – 4 (3.30%) Could not be contacted over phone – 17 (14.05%) Total – 32 (26.45%)
Tea garden families	279	202	Death – 20 (7.17%) Shifted to MDR – 4 (1.43%) No trace – 4 (1.43%) Migrate out – 1 (0.36%) Cancelled because of misdiagnosis – 1 (0.36%) Could not be contacted over phone – 47 (16.85%) Total – 77 (27.60%)

Intensive phase – N (January-February 2020)

Continuation phase – N (July-August 2020)

Reasons – N (%)

General population

121

Death – 5 (4.13%)

Refusal – 6 (4.96%)

No trace – 4 (3.30%)

Could not be contacted over phone – 17 (14.05%)

Total – 32 (26.45%)

Tea garden families

279

202

Death – 20 (7.17%)

Shifted to MDR – 4 (1.43%)

No trace – 4 (1.43%)

Migrate out – 1 (0.36%)

Cancelled because of misdiagnosis – 1 (0.36%)

Could not be contacted over phone – 47 (16.85%)

Total – 77 (27.60%)

MDR multidrug resistant TB