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Table 1 Predictors considered in the study

From: Survival analysis of time to cure on multi-drug resistance tuberculosis patients in Amhara region, Ethiopia

Variables

Categories

Sex

0 = Male

1 = Female

Age

Continuous (year)

Residence

0 = urban,

1 = Rural

Marital status

0 = Married,

1 = Single,

2 = Divorced,

3 = widowed

HIV status

0 = HIV Negative

1 = HIV Positive

Smoking history

1 = Smokers,

0 = Non-smokers

Adherence based on Pill count (2 = good (100%), 1 = Fair (> = 80%) and 0 = poor (< 80%)

2 = Good

1 = Fair

0 = Poor

Comorbidities

1 = Yes

0 = No

Previous drug use history

1 = yes

0 = No

MDR-TB type

0 = pulmonary

1 = Extra pulmonary

Baseline weight

Continuous (kg)

Occupation

0 = Employee

1 = Farmer

2 = Merchant

  1. HIV human immunodeficiency virus, MDR-TB multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, kg kilo gram