Table 7 Association between clustered and un-clustered MDR-M.tuberculosis isolates with clinical/epidemiological features of the patients
Variable | Category | Total no. of isolates (n = 293) | Clustered Isolates (%) | Un-clustered Isolates (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 105 | 86 (81.90) | 19(18.09) | 0.998 |
Male | 188 | 154 (81.91) | 34 (18.08) | ||
Age | 18–35 | 198 | 163 (82.32) | 35 (17.67) | 0.776 |
36–55 | 68 | 54 (79.41) | 14 (20.58) | ||
Above 55 | 27 | 23 (85.18) | 4 (14.81) | ||
Living conditions | Rural | 110 | 95 (86.36) | 15 (13.63) | 0.124 |
Urban | 183 | 145 (79.23) | 38 (20.76) | ||
Weight loss | No | 45 | 39 (86.66) | 6 (13.33) | 0.367 |
Yes | 248 | 201 (81.04) | 47 (18.95) | ||
Previous history of TB treatment | No | 99 | 83 (83.83) | 16 (16.16) | 0.540 |
Yes | 194 | 157 (80.92) | 37 (19.07) |