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Table 3 Bivariate analysis of various risk factors for MDR development

From: Drug susceptibility profiles of pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients in informal urban settlements in Nairobi, Kenya

Category

OR

95 % CI

P value

Lower

upper

Previous TB treatment

1.987

0.388

10.18

0.332

Previous TB infection

1.714

0.337

8.728

0.622

Contact with TB case

1.535

0.368

6.401

0.693

Resistance to any one drug

3.365

2.68

4.27

0.001