Table 4 Rate of anti-TB drug resistance in current and other studies conducted between 1984 and 2015 in Ethiopia

Current study

2014

33073^a

15.3

2.4

48.8

14.3

21.7

4.7

Demissie M et al. [34]

1994

167^b

15.6

0.6

Bruchfeld et. al [22]

1996–1997

509

14.6

0.9

11.1

0

15.7

1.7

Abate et al. [35]

1998

30^c

50

12

Demissie et al. [40]

1998

12.9

0.6

Gebeyehu M et al. [23]

2001

203

18.2

0

31.6

0

19.5

0

First National Drug resistance survey [7]

2003–2005

804

1.6

11.5

Desta K et al. [36]

2004–2005

297^b

27.4

0

Abate D et al. [13]

2004–2008

376^c

72.9

46.3

Asmamaw et al. [25]

2004–2005

173^b

21.4

0.6

Agonafir M et al. [9]

2005–2006

114^c

25

2.3

85.7

63.5

60.8

38.3

Tessema B et al. [10]

2009

260

10.7

3.7

39.1

10.9

15.8

5.0

Abebe G et al. [11]

2010–2011

136^b

18.4

1.5

Esmael A et al. [37]

2010–2011

230

23.6

1.8

58.5

18.5

33.5

6.5

Yimer et al. [26]

2012

112^b

30.1

1.0

Seyoum et al. [8]

2011–2013

408^b

23

1.1

Nigus et al. [12]

2012–2013

606^b

15.3

Second National Drug resistance survey (7)

2014

1651

2.3

17.8

Mulisa G et al. [38]

2015

439^c

33.2 %