Table 4

Determinant factors of MDR-TB among adults undergoing treatment for TB in Tigray Region, Ethiopia, 2019

VariablesControls
n (%)
Cases
n (%)
COR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)P value
Residence
 Urban107 (63.3)37 (43.5)11
 Rural62 (36.7)48 (56.5)2.24 (1.3 to 3.8) 2.58 (1.4 to 4.6)* 0.002
Patient category
 New120 (71)29 (34.1)11
 Relapse31 (18.3)34 (40)4.5 (2.4 to 8.5) 3.86 (1.98 to 7.5)* 0.001
 Return after lost follow-up7 (4.1)8 (9.4)4.7 (1.5 to 14.1) 5.4 (1.69 to 17)* 0.004
 Treatment failure11 (6.5)14 (16.5)5.3 (2.1 to 12.8) 5.2 (2 to 13)* 0.01
History of close contact with known TB
 No62 (36.7)22 (25.9)11
 Yes43 (25.4)23 (27.1)1.5 (0.75 to 3.0)1.67 (0.76 to 3.6)0.197
 I don’t remember64 (37.9)40 (47.1)1.76 (0.94 to 3.3)1.57 (0.78 to 3.2)0.2
HIV status
 No163 (96.3)70 (82.4)11
 Yes6 (3.6)15 (17.6)5.8 (2.2 to 15.6) 4.4 (1.5 to 12.6)* 0.006
  • The bold values are the determinant factors siginificantly associated with the MDR-TB.

  • *P<0.05 shows independent variables associated with the outcome variable and ‘1’ indicates reference.

  • AOR, adjusted OR; COR, crude OR; MDR-TB, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; TB, tuberculosis.