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Table 1 Characteristics of excluded studies

From: Does phone messaging improves tuberculosis treatment success? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

Reasons for exclusion

Garfein, et’al, 2015 [33]

Different intervention (Video Based Directly Observed Therapy)

Holzschuh, et’al, 2017 [34]

Video Based Directly Observed Therapy

Buchman, et’al, 2017 [35]

Different intervention (Skype Observed Therapy)

Hoffman, et’al, 2010 [36]

Remote (video) mobile Direct Observation of Treatment

DeMaio, et’al, 2001 [37]

Focus on videophone technology

Lorent, et’al, 2014 [38]

SMS was used for issuing of test results not for treatment reminder

Bassett, et’al, 2016 [39]

Study subjects were HIV/TB co-infected patients

Chaiyachati, et’al, 2013 [5]

Intervention for Health care workers

Howard, et’al, 2016 [40]

Participants were HIV/TB co-infected