Table 1 Demographic characteristics and drug susceptibility pattern of isolates in the study
| Â | Â | Â | Drug susceptibility pattern | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | Total | Susceptible | Resistant to Isoniazida | Resistant to Rifampicinb | MDR | |
Total no. of strains | 334 | 316 | 13 | 0 | 15 | |
Sex | Women | 163 | 153 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Â | Men | 181 | 163 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
History of TB | New cases | 339 | 311 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
| Â | Retreatment | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HIV status | Positive | 92 | 84 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Â | Negative | 176 | 164 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
| Â | Unknown | 76 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Age group (years) | 18–39 | 267 | 249 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
|  | 40–60 | 76 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| Â | >60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |