Research Article

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

Table 5

Factors associated with MDR-TB in Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia.

VariableMDR-TB cases, N = 37Crude OR (95% CI) valueAdjusted OR (95% CI) value
No.%

SexFemale1540.510.63210.876
Male2259.51.26 (0.49–3.23)1.13 (0.249–5.09)

Age (years)29.9 + 11.9§[9–67]§§1.06 (1.02–1.10)0.0051.06 (1.00–1.11)0.048

AddressRural2156.810.81410.392
Urban1643.20.90 (0.36–2.25)0.55 (0.14–2.17)

Educational statusUnable to read and write821.611
Read and write only410.81.23 (0.28–5.45)0.7850.81 (0.12–5.33)0.827
Elementary (1–6)1232.40.26 (0.07–1.00)0.0510.23 (0.03–1.54)0.129
Secondary (7–12)1129.70.39 (0.11–1.43)0.1560.55 (0.11–2.72)0.463
Diploma25.41.23 (0.18–8.33)0.8310.33 (0.02–7.14)0.483

WindowNo1129.710.60110.567
Yes2670.31.32 (0.47–3.69)1.54 (0.35–6.72)

Family sizeLess than or equal to 4102710.61110.547
Above 427730.77 (0.28–2.10)1.59 (0.35–7.21)

Monthly expenditure (birr)848.4 + 578.0§[150–2400]§§1.00 (1.000–1.001)0.3141.00 (0.99–1.00)0.722

Alcohol consumptionNo2054.110.35310.525
Yes1745.91.54 (0.62–3.86)0.61 (0.13–2.83)

Cigarette smokingNo3491.910.07010.118
Yes38.13.64 (0.90–14.76)6.94 (0.61–78.58)

ImprisonmentNo3491.911.00010.867
Yes38.11.00 (0.19–5.31)0.83 (0.93–7.43)

TB treatment categoryNew616.211
Relapse1745.90.82 (0.22–3.13)0.7765.66 (0.37–87.72)0.215
After defaulter12.72.00 (0.14–28.42)0.6092.30 (0.03–161.00)0.701
After failure of treatment1335.11.15 (0.30–4.47)0.8368.38 (0.47–150.08)0.149

TB treatmentNever treated38.1110.097
Ever treated3491.93.18 (0.32–32.04)0.32716.97 (0.60–480.02)

§§Mean ± standard deviation; values generated using either chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test.