Impacts of social support on the treatment outcomes of drug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the effectiveness of social support on treatment success promotion or lost to follow-up (LTFU) reduction for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB).

Design

We searched Pubmed, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus and Medline databases until 18 June 2020 for interventional or mixed-method studies which reported social support and treatment outcomes of DR-TB patients. Two independent reviewers extracted data and disagreements were resolved by consensus with a third reviewer. Random-effects meta-analysis was performed to calculate the OR and 95% CI for the effects of social support on the improvement of treatment outcomes and the heterogeneity and risk of bias were assessed.

Setting

Low-income and middle-income countries.

Participants

DR-T

SUBMITTER: Wen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7545632 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature