Table 6 Non-adherence estimates from studies

Xu 2006¹⁵

Cohort: 4 interviews per patient

465

Did not complete treatment course

5%-9%

Jackson 2006¹¹

Cohort: 2 interviews per patient

144

Partial treatment

11%

Sun 2007²³

Cohort: 3 interviews per patient

473

Interrupted or defaulted treatment

13%

Xu 2010¹³

Patient survey

501

Defaulted and failed treatment

25%

Wang 2007¹⁸

Patient survey

130

Stopped treatment > 2 weeks or missed over 20% of pack

3% or 4%

Hu 2008¹⁹

Patient survey

401

Missing last three doses, or no stock >1 week

13%

Xu 2009²⁰

Patient survey

670

Missing 10% or more of the total pack

12%

Wang 2009²¹

Patient survey

537

Did not complete treatment course

15%

Ai 2010²²

Patient survey

659

Defaulted treatment ^a

12%

National TB epidemiological survey 2002¹⁷

Patient survey

378

Interrupted or suspended treatment

73%