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

Others: finance, secretary, human resource, priest, office assistant, daily laborer, and dependent on others; mean ± standard deviation;range.