Table 2. Results of meta-analysis of the studies on comparison between CB-DOT and Clinic-based DOT in TB control.

Styles of Meta	No. Of studies	No. of participants	Variance between studies		Pooled RR
			Q(p)	(95% CI)
All studies on all PTB
Successful treatment	12	4915	<0.00001	87	1.14 [1.03, 1.27]
Completed Treatment	7	1866	0.28	20	1.24 [0.92, 1.68]
Cured treatment	10	3755	<0.00001	88	1.11 [0.95, 1.29]
Default	10	3308	0.09	42	0.75 [0.58, 0.98]
Failed	9	3213	0.8	0	1.37 [0.68, 2.76]
Transfer out	9	3695	0.11	38	0.39 [0.30, 0.50]
Death	10	3830	0.002	65	0.70 [0.35, 1.40]
RCT studies on all PTB
Successful treatment	6	1273	0.26	23	1.11 [1.02, 1.19]
Completed Treatment	5	751	0.32	14	1.74 [1.05, 2.90]
Cured treatment	6	1273	0.4	3	1.07 [0.98, 1.17]
Default	5	826	0.48	0	0.75 [0.52, 1.07]
Failed	6	1348	0.6	0	1.27 [0.55, 2.89]
Transfer out	6	1273	0.14	39	0.37 [0.23,0.61]
Death	6	1273	0.11	44	0.44 [0.26, 0.72]