Research Article

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among Presumptive MDR-TB Patients in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia

Table 4

Characteristics of the MDR-TB cases (N = 37) in Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia.

VariableNumberPercentage

Age (years)29.9 ± 11.9§[9–67]§§

Sex (male)Male2259.5

AddressUrban1643.2
Rural2156.8

Educational statusUnable to read and write821.6
Read and write only410.8
Elementary (1–6)1232.4
Secondary (7–12)1129.7
Diploma25.4

OccupationFarmer924.3
House wife718.9
Student924.3
Merchant513.5
Daily laborer25.4
No work25.4
Others38.1

EthnicityTigraway/ti3697.3
Amhara12.7

Family sizeLess than or equal to 41027
Above 42773

Monthly expenditure (birr)848.4 ± 578.0§[150–2400]§§

TB treatment historyNew616.2
Relapse1745.9
After defaulter12.7
After failure of treatment1335.1

First-line anti-TB treatmentNone38.1
Currently on first-line anti-TB38.1
Once38.1
Two times1540.5
Three times1027
Four times38.1

§Mean ± standard deviation; §§range; others refers to a teacher, human resource, and finance personnel.