BACKGROUND: Directly observed treatment, short course (DOTS) strategy has been a cornerstone for @entity378 ( @entity378 ) control programs in developing countries. However, in Ethiopia satisfaction level of @entity1 ' with @entity378 with the this strategy is not well understood. Therefore, the study aimed to assess the satisfaction level of @entity1 with @entity378 with the DOTS. METHOD: Explanatory sequential mixed method design was carried out in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Interviewer-administered questionnaire with 601 @entity1 with @entity378 who were on follow-up was employed in the quantitative approach. In the qualitative approach telephonic-interview with 25 @entity1 lost to follow-up and focus group discussions with 23 @entity378 experts were conducted. RESULT: Sixty seven percent of respondent was satisfied with the DOTS. Rural residency (AOR = 3.4, 95% CI 1.6, 7.6), having @entity378 symptoms (AOR = 0.6, 95% CI 0.4, 0.94) and treatment supporter (AOR = 4.3, 95%CI 2.7, 6.8) were associated with satisfaction with DOTS. In qualitative finding, all @entity1 lost to follow-up were dissatisfied while @entity378 experts enlightened lack of evidence to affirm the satisfaction level of @entity1 with DOTS. Explored factors contributing to satisfaction include: on time availability of health care providers, DOTS service delivery process, general condition of health care facilities, nutritional support and transportation. CONCLUSION: DOTS is limited to satisfy @entity1 with @entity378 and lacks a consistent system that determines the satisfaction level of @entity1 with @entity378 . Therefore, DOTS strategy needs to have a system to captures @entity1 ' satisfaction level to respond on areas that need progress to improve DOTS service quality.

Satisfaction of XXXX with directly observed treatment strategy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A mixed-methods study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'persons'] @entity378 :: ('MESH:D014376', 'Disease') :: ['Tuberculosis', 'TB']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['patients']
