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Table 4 Prevalence of MDR-TB within demographic subgroups

From: Tuberculosis in Sudan: a study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain genotype and susceptibility to anti-tuberculosis drugs

Variable

N

% MDR

95% CI

RR

95% CI

P-value

SEX

Male

175

12.0

7.6,17.8

1

  
 

Female

60

8.3

2.8,18.4

0.69

0.27,1.76

0.435

AGE

< = 30

86

7.0

2.6,14.6

1

  
 

31-44

84

17.9

10.4,27.7

2.56

1.04,6.28

 
 

> = 45

65

7.7

2.5,17.0

1.1

0.35,3.46

0.046

CASE

New

164

4.9

2.1,9.4

1

  
 

Relapse

51

25.5

14.3,39.6

5.23

2.30,11.90

 
 

Failure/Interrupted

20

25

8.7,49.1

5.12

1.85,14.16

< 0.001

ORIGIN

East

54

1.9

0.0,9.9

1

  
 

West

110

10.9

5.8,18.3

5.89

0.79,44.14

 
 

North

23

26.1

10.2,48.4

14.09

1.80,110.53

 

South

26

11.5

2.4,30.2

6.23

0.68,57.04

 
 

Central

22

18.2

5.2,40.3

9.82

1.16,82.99

0.026

SPOLIGOTYPE

CAS1-DEL

114

13.2

7.6,20.8

1

  
 

Other

59

8.5

2.8,18.7

0.64

0.25,1.69

 
 

Unknown

62

9.7

3.6,19.9

0.74

0.30,1.80

0.597

MARITALSTATUS

Married

118

9.3

4.7,16.1

1

  
 

Not married

117

12.8

7.4,20.3

1.38

0.66,2.87

0.393

TYPEOFHOUSE

Brick

36

13.9

4.7,29.5

1

  
 

Mud

149

11.4

6.8,17.6

0.82

0.32,2.08

 
 

Shelter

47

8.5

2.4,20.4

0.61

0.18,2.12

0.737

PERSON/ROOM

< 6

108

7.4

3.3,14.1

1

  
 

6+

124

14.5

8.8,22.0

1.96

0.89,4.33

0.087