Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of MDR-TB in Tigray Region, Ethiopia, 2019 (n=254)

VariablesCases (n=85Controls (n=169)
NumberPercentageNumberPercentage
Age
 18–252327.13721.9
 26–454451.89355
 >451821.23923.1
Sex
 Male5564.79958.6
 Female3035.37041.4
Religion
 Orthodox Christian7689.415792.9
 Muslim910.6127.1
Occupation
 Farmer2630.64929
 Merchant1011.83218.9
 Government employer78.2148.3
 Unemployed2934.14023.7
 Others*1315.33420.1
Family size
 1–32630.65733.7
 4–64957.69153.8
 7–111011.82112.4
Marital status
 Single3237.65230.8
 Married3743.57846.2
 Divorced/widowed1618.83923.1
monthly income
 Up to 5001011.8148.3
 501–15004856.59455.6
 1501–20001315.31810.7
 >20011416.54325.4
Number of rooms
 13237.67041.4
 2–34047.18349.1
 ≥41315.3169.5
Presence of widows
 No2023.54023.7
 Yes6576.512976.3
number of windows (n=65)
 13046.24635.7
 2–32944.66751.9
 ≥469.21612.4
Open window
 No913.81914.7
 Yes5686.211085.3
  • *Others in occupation include private employees, students, daily worker and pensioned.

  • MDR-TB, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.