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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the included studies

From: Treatment outcomes from community-based drug resistant tuberculosis treatment programs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Location

Date

Study type*

Sample size

XDR (%)

HIV (%)

Previous therapy (%)

Mean resistance

Drobac et al [19]

Peru

1999-2003

RC

27

-

-

-

-

Joseph et al [17]

India

2006-2007

PC

38

0

0

100

3 · 6

Malla et al [22]

Nepal

2005-2006

RC

175

-

-

93

3 · 7

Mitnick et al. [20]

Peru

1996-1999

RC

75

-

1 · 3

100

Median 6

Mitnick et al. [21]

Peru

1999-2002

RC

651

7 · 4

1 · 4

65

5 · 3, 8 · 4

Oyieng’o et al. [24]

Kenya

2008-2010

RC

8

0

50

100

3 · 1

Satti et al. [25]

Lesotho

2007-2011

RC

5

0

60

-

2.8

Singla et al. [16]

India

2002-2006

RC

126

-

0

100

3

Thomas et al. [18]

India

1999-2003

PC

66

1 · 5

-

100

3 · 4

Tupasi et al. [23]

Philippines

1999-2002

RC

117

-

-

96

-

  1. *RC = retrospective cohort; PC = prospective cohort.