Table 1: Characteristics of studies selected for meta-analysis.

First author/year of publication Country Period People Loss Regimen Outcomes
DOT SAT DOT SAT
Waley, et al. [21] Pakistan 1996-1999 497 0 335 162 Cure/treatment completed: 64.47% (216/335)
Default: 29.55% (99/335)
Death: 3.88% (13/335) 		Cure/treatment completed: 64.81% (105/162)
Default: 32.71% (53/162)
Death: 1.85% (3/162)
Zwarenstein, et al. [22] South Africa 1994-1995 156 0 112 44 Cure/treatment completed: 65% (73/112)
Default: 29% (33/112)
Death: 1.7% (2/112) 		Cure/treatment completed: 59% (26/44)
Default: 25% (11/44)
Death: 2.7% (1/44)
Zwarenstein, et al. [23] South Africa 2004-2005 216 0 111 105 Cure/treatment completed: 54.05% (60/111)
Default: 28.8% (32/111)
Death: 0.9% (1/111) 		Cure/treatment completed: 60% (63/105)
Default: 28.57% (30/105)
Death: 0.95% (1/105)
Kamolratanakul, et al. [24] Thailand 1996-1997 836 0 415 422 Cure/treatment completed: 75.9% (315/415)
Default: 6.5% (27/415)
Death: 6.2% (26/415) 		Cure/treatment completed: 67% (283/422)
Default: 13% (55/422)
Death: 4.9% (21/422)
Falcao [25] Brazil 1998-2004 1548 84 (DOT); 161(SAT) 218 1085 Cure/treatment completed: 76.5% (167/218) Cure/treatment completed: 61% (666/1085)
Gabardo [26] Brazil 2003 159 0 113 46 Cure/treatment completed: 86.7% (98/113)
Default: 9.8% (11/113)
Death: 3.5% (4/113) 		Cure/treatment completed: 87% (40/46)
Default: 10.9% (5/46)
Death: 2.2% (1/113)
Vieira, et al. [27] Brazil 2003-2005 301 0 153 148 Cure/treatment completed: 93% (143/153)
Default: 7% (10/153) 		Cure/treatment completed: 86,5% (128/148) Default: 13.5% (20/148)
Okanurak, et al. [28] Thailand 2004-2005 931 0 432 300 Cure/treatment completed: 78.4% (339/432)
Default: 5.3% (23/432)
Death: 3.7% (16/432) 		Cure/treatment completed: 84% (252/300)
Default: 3% (9/300)
Death: 3.6% (11/300)
Anuwatnonthakate, et al. [29] Thailand 2004-2006 8031 0 6625 1406 Cure/treatment completed: 67% (1369/6625) Default: 7% (509/6625)
Death: 12% (805/6625) 		Cure/treatment completed: 53% (748/1408)
Default: 23% (332/1408)
Death: 5% (67/1408)
Egwaga, et al. [30] Tanzania 2006 1032 0 484 548 Cure/treatment completed: 64.5% (312/484)
Default: 2.7% (13/484)
Death: 12.2% (59/484) 		Cure/treatment completed: 60.9% (334/548)
Default: 5.1% (28/548)
Death: 16.8% (92/548)
Moosazade, et al. [31] Iran 2004-2010 683 0 362 321 Cure/treatment completed: 92% (333/362)
Default: 0.8% (3/362)
Death: 3.6% (13/362)		 Cure/treatment completed: 83,2% (267/321)
Default: 4.7% (15/321)
Death: 5.3% (17/321)