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Table 1 Univariate analysis showing the socio-demographic, behavioural and clinical factors associated with multidrug-resistant TB in patients undergoing anti-TB treatment at Adama Hospital and Bishoftu Hospital in the East Shoa Zone, Oromia

From: Risk factors for the occurrence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among patients undergoing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in East Shoa, Ethiopia

Variables

Case N (%)

Control N (%)

Crude OR(95%CI)

P-value

Age (completed years)

  < 25

23(31.5)

65(44.5)

1

 

 26–45

39(53.4)

62(42.5)

1.8(0.96–3.31)

0.700

 46–87

11(15.1)

19(13)

1.6(0.68–3.95)

0.274

Sex

 Female

40 (54.8)

85(58.2)

0.9 (0.49–1.53)

0.629

 Male

33 (45.2)

61(41.8)

1

 

Ethnicity

 Amhara

19(26)

37(25.3)

1

 

 Oromo

48(65.8)

95(65.1)

0.9(0.51–1.89)

0.961

 Others

6(8.2)

14(9.6)

0.84(0.28–2.52)

0.748

Education

 Illiterate

18(24.6)

35(24)

1.1(0.54–2.18)

0.814

 Primary

20(27.4)

37(25.3)

1.1(0.58–2.25)

0.699

  > Secondary

35(47.9)

74(50.7)

1

 

Religion

 Muslim

16(21.9)

32(21.9)

1

 

 Orthodox

47(64.4)

83(56.8)

1.1(0.56–2.28)

0.727

 Protestant

7(9.6)

31(21.2)

0.5(0.16–1.25)

0.127

 Others

4(4.1)

0(0)

Residence

 Rural

23(31.5)

11(7.5)

5.6 (2.56–12.42)

0.000

 Urban

50(68.5)

135 (92.5)

1

 

Marital status

 Single

39(39.7)

82(56.2)

1

 

 Married

32(43.8)

58(39.7)

1.6(0.86–2.86)

0.149

 Divorced

12(16.4)

6(4.1)

5.7(1.95–16.45)

0.010

Job status

 No

27(35.1)

25(16.9)

2.8(1.49–5.39)

0.001

 Yes

46(64.9)

121(83.1)

1

 

History of imprisonment

 Yes

12(16.4)

12(8.2)

2.2(0.93–5.17)

0.071

 No

61(83.6)

134(91.8)

1

 

Alcohol consumption

 Yes

40(54.8)

25(17.1)

5.9(3.12–11.02)

0.000

 No

33(45.2)

121(82.9)

1

 

History of smoking

 Yes

11(15.1)

10(6.8)

2.4(0.97–5.98)

0.057

 No

62(84.9)

136(93.2)

1

 

History of Chewing chat

 Yes

21(28.8)

29(19.9)

1.63(0.85–3.12)

0.141

 No

52(71.2)

117(80.1)

1

 

Site of TB

 Pulmonary TB

54(74)

83(56.8)

2.2 (1.16–3.99)

0.015

 Extra Pulmonary TB

19(26)

63(43.2)

1

 

Positive Smear

 No

18(24.7)

19(13)

1

 

 Yes

55(75.3)

127(87)

0.5(0.22–0.94)

0.033

Previous TB treatment

 No

25(34.2)

116(79.5)

1

 

 Yes

48(65.8)

30(20.5)

7.4 (3.66–13.92)

0.000

Contact with a known TB Patient

 No

28(38.4)

88(60.3)

1

 

 Yes

45(61.6)

58(39.7)

10.1(5.19–19.73)

0.000

HIV status

 Reactive

22(30.1)

45(30.8)

0.97 (0.53–1.78)

0.917

 Non-reactive

51(69.9)

101(69.2)

1