Risk factors for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis among tuberculosis patients in Serbia: a case-control study

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Table 3 Bivariate analysis of knowledge, social support and stigma of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and drug susceptible (DS) tuberculosis respondents

Variable	MDR-TB^a (N = 31) No (%)	DS-TB^b (N = 93) No (%)	OR (95% CI)	p value according to ULRA
TB is a communicable disease	29 (93.5)	81(87.0)	2.14 (0.45–10.18)	0.230
TB is inherited	12 (38.7)	21 (22.6)	2.00 (1.15–3.46)	0.013
Knowledge of tuberculosis^c	11 (35.4)	19(20.4)	0.22(0.03–1.80)	0.160
There is at least one person who can help me if I have serious problems	2 (6.5)	9 (9.7)	0.64 (0.13–3.15)	0.587
It is easy to obtain help from neighbours when I am in need	17 (54.8)	70 (75.3)	0.41 (0.17–0.98)	0.044
People look at me differently because I have tuberculosis	24 (77.4)	60 (64.5)	1.88 (0.73–4.84)	0.187
I feel that I will lose friends and employment because I have tuberculosis(stigma)	21 (67.7)	36 (38.7)	3.32 (1.40–7.86)	0.006
I don’t like other people to know that I have tuberculosis	20 (64.5)	45 (48.3)	1.93 (0.83–4.49)	0.123

^aPatients resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin (with or without resistance to additional anti-TB drugs); ^bPatients infected with drug susceptible M. tuberculosis strain; ^cCorrect answer to the question whether tuberculosis is a communicable disease and whether it is inherited

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