Table 4 Risk factors for lost to follow-up and transfer-out combined among foreign-born LTBI patients

 Male

 Female

1.08

0.78–1.49

1.16

0.81–1.66

0.41

 0–14

 15–19

0.79

0.21–2.88

2.02

0.20–20.39

0.55

 20–29

1.06

0.41–2.78

3.06

0.24–38.79

0.39

 30–39

1.58

0.60–4.20

5.50

0.42–71.34

0.19

 40–49

1.41

0.51–3.88

5.01

0.37–67.1

0.22

 50 plus

1.02

0.35–2.94

3.58

0.26–49.37

0.34

 Healthcare workers (HCW)

 Full-time work, other than HCW

1.17

0.58–2.39

1.29

0.60–2.76

0.51

 Self-employed

1.18

0.24–5.84

1.21

0.23–6.39

0.82

 Employed on daily/temporal basis

2.67

1.21–5.88

3.11

1.34–7.26

< 0.05

 Houseworkers

1.43

0.28–7.20

1.12

0.21–5.89

0.89

 Students, high school and above

1.22

0.60–2.50

1.98

0.85–4.64

0.11

 Secondary, primary school students, other children and infants

1.25

0.43–3.64

4.97

0.42–58.75

0.20

 Unemployed

1.05

0.40–2.79

1.07

0.35–3.26

0.90

 Others and unknown

3.14

1.33–7.41

4.09

1.60–10.48

< 0.05

 Others

 the Philippines

1.17

0.72–1.88

1.05

0.63–1.77

0.84

 China

0.99

0.59–1.65

0.92

0.54–1.57

0.75

 Vietnam

1.17

0.68–2.00

1.38

0.76–2.49

0.29

 Nepal

0.70

0.38–1.29

0.64

0.33–1.24

0.18

 Indonesia

0.87

0.37–2.05

1.19

0.48–2.97

0.71

 RFP monotherapy

 INH monotherapy

2.05

0.82–5.14

2.14

0.82–5.54

0.12

 Other

4.87

0.43–55.7

4.57

0.29–71.53

0.28

 National health insurance

 Social welfare

1.49

0.43–5.22

1.85

0.45–7.61

0.39

 Others and unknown

1.32

0.64–2.73

1.13

0.53–2.43

0.76

 Contact investigation

 Routine screening

0.94

0.49–1.80

1.09

0.54–2.21

0.80

 At hospital

1.10

0.63–1.92

1.17

0.63–2.17

0.63

 Other mass screening

0.26

0.03–1.89

0.19

0.02–1.47

0.11

 Others

0.68

0.24–1.93

0.64

0.22–1.89

0.42

 within 2 years

 more than 2 years, within 5 years

1.62

0.98–2.68

1.69

1.00–2.87

0.05

 more than 5 years, within 10 years

1.62

0.79–3.35

1.50

0.69–3.26

0.31

 10 years or more

0.98

0.55–1.76

0.85

0.43–1.68

0.65