Research Article
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among Presumptive MDR-TB Patients in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of presumptive MDR-TB cases in Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia.
| Variable | Number | Percentage |
| Age (years) | 38.24 ± 15.49 | [9–75] |
| Sex (male) | 121 | 60.5 |
| Address | Urban | 90 | 45 | Rural | 110 | 55 |
| Educational status | Unable to read and write | 55 | 27.5 | Read and write only | 30 | 15 | Elementary (1–6) | 30 | 15 | Secondary (7–12) | 68 | 34 | Diploma | 13 | 6.5 | Degree | 4 | 2 |
| Occupation | Farmer | 58 | 29 | Housewife | 50 | 25 | Student | 32 | 16 | Merchant | 29 | 14.5 | Teacher | 11 | 5.5 | Soldier | 5 | 2.5 | Others | 15 | 7.5 |
| Family size | Less than or equal to 4 | 95 | 47.5 | Above 4 | 105 | 52.5 |
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Others: finance, secretary, human resource, priest, office assistant, daily laborer, and dependent on others; mean ± standard deviation; range. |