Table 3 The association between the studied risk factors and Rifampicin Resistance (RR)
Variables | Codes | Count | RR (%) | X2 test, (p value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age groups/years | < 20 | 64 | 3 (4.7%) | 3.144 P value = 0.370 |
20–40 | 382 | 11 (2.9%) | ||
41–60 | 169 | 9 (5.3%) | ||
> 60 | 61 | 4 (6.6%) | ||
Sex | Males | 503 | 20 (4.0%) | 0.002 P value = 0.968 |
Females | 173 | 7 (4.0%) | ||
Residence | Urban | 484 | 16 (3.3%) | 2.105 P value = 0.147 |
Rural | 192 | 11 (5.7%) | ||
Marital status | Ever Married | 414 | 22 (5.3%) | 4.853 P value = 0.028 |
Single | 262 | 5 (1.9%) | ||
Educational Level | Illiterate + Read &Write | 242 | 14 (3.2%) | 1.866 P value = 0.172 |
Literate | 434 | 13 (5.4%) | ||
Nationality | Egyptian | 608 | 26 (4.3%) | 1.256 P value = 0.262 |
Others | 68 | 1 (1.5%) | ||
Working Status | Has work | 162 | 4 (2.5%) | 1.292 P value = 0.265 |
No work/No official Work | 514 | 23 (4.5%) | ||
Family History of TB | No | 546 | 16 (2.9%) | 8.067 P value = 0.005 |
Yes | 117 | 10 (8.5%) | ||
Tobacco smoking | Non-Smoker | 256 | 11 (4.3%) | 0.310 P value = 0.856 |
Current Smoker | 212 | 9 (4.2%) | ||
Ex-Smoker | 208 | 7 (3.4%) | ||
Alcohol | No | 641 | 24 (3.7%) | 2.017 P value = 0.156 |
Yes | 35 | 3 (8.6%) | ||
Drug abuse | No | 619 | 21 (3.4%) | 6.927 P value = 0.008 |
Yes | 57 | 6 (10.5%) | ||
Diabetes | No | 562 | 19 (3.4%) | 3.269 P value = 0.071 |
Yes | 114 | 8 (7.0%) | ||
Bronchial Asthma | No | 609 | 8 (1.3%) | 115.131 P value < 0.001 |
Yes | 67 | 19 (28.4%) | ||
Liver diseases* | No | 650 | 26 (4.0%) | 0.076 P value = 0.783 |
Yes | 19 | 1 (5.3%) | ||
HIV** | No | 659 | 27 (4.1%) | P value = 1.00 (Fisher’s Exact) |
Yes | 4 | 0 (0.0%) | ||
Type of TB patient | New | 603 | 20 (3.3%) | 6.681 P = 0.010 |
Retreated | 73 | 7 (9.6%) |