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Table 2 Medical characteristics of study participants the study participants

From: Predictor of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in southwestern part of Ethiopia: a case control study

Variable

MDR-TB cases (n = 59)

Number (%)

Control (n = 73)

Number (%)

Total

Number (%)

Current TB status

 New

21 (36)

66 (90)

87 (65.9)

 Previously treated

38 (64)

7 (10)

45 (34.1)

Site of infection

 Pulmonary

57 (96.6)

59 (80.8)

116 (87.9)

 Extra-pulmonary

2 (3.4)

14 (19.2)

16 (12.1)

Contact history with MDR-TB

 Yes

35 (59)

15 (21)

50 (37.9)

 No

24 (41)

58 (79)

82 (62.1)

Presence of drug side effect

 Yes

39 (66)

6 (8)

45 (34)

 No

20 (34)

67 (92)

87 (65.9)

Hospital admission before on set of disease

 Yes

33 (54)

5 (7)

38 (28.8)

 No

26 (46)

68 (93)

94 (71.2)

Previous chronic lung condition

 Yes

24 (41)

2 (3)

26 (19.7)

 No

35 (59)

71 (97)

106 (80.3)

HIV status

 Negative

68 (93)

52 (88)

120 (90.9)

 Positive

5 (7)

7 (12)

12 (9.1)

Smoking status

 Yes

14 (23.7)

7 (9.6)

21 (15.9)

 No

45 (76.3)

66 (90.4)

111 (84.1)

Drinking status

 Yes

19 (32.2)

6 (8.2)

25 (18.9)

 No

40 (67.8)

67 (91.8)

107 (81.1)

Diabetic history

 Yes

8 (13.6)

1 (1.7)

9 (6.8)

 No

51 (86.4)

72 (98.6)

123 (93.2)