Review Article

Prevalence of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review

Table 1

Prevalence of MDR-TB in Ethiopia in the period of 1994–2014.

AuthorNumber of subjectsStudy time/periodMDR-TB

Dmissie et al. [7]
 New cases16719942 (1.2%)
 Retreated casesNSNS
 Total1672 (1.2%)
Ahmed and Hoffner [8]
 New casesNS1996NS
 Retreated cases10713 (12%)
 Total10713 (12%)
Bruchfeld et al. [9]
 New  cases1030
 Retreated cases1819970
 Total1210
Eyob et al. [10]
 New cases732 (2.7%)
 Retreated cases1920012 (10.5%)
 Not known21
 Total945 (5.3%)
Dest et al. [11]
 New cases7346 (38.3%)
 Retreated casesNS2005NS
 Total7346 (38.3%)
Agonafi et al. [12]
 New cases441 (2.3%)
 Retreated cases63200645 (71.4%)
 Total11446 (42.9%)
Yimer et al. [13]
 New cases931 (1%)
 Retreated casesNS2008NS
 Total931 (1%)
Abebe et al. [14]
 New cases2148 (4.2%)
 Retreated cases4620095 (10.9%)
 Total26013 (5%)
Abate et al. [15]
 New casesNRNR
 Retreated casesNR2010NR
 Total376174 (46.3%)
Abate et al. [16]
 New casesNRNR
 Retreated casesNR2010-2011NR
 Total1362 (1.5%)
Tessema et al. [17]
 New cases1362 (1.5%)
 Retreated casesNS2011NS
 Total1362 (1.5%)
Hussein et al. [18]
 New cases9311 (11.7%)
 Retreated cases920111 (11.11%)
 Total10212 (11.8%)
Biadglegne et al. [19]
 New cases21220121 (0.5%)
 Retreated cases130
 Total2252 (0.8%)
Adane et al. [20]
 New cases771 (1.29%)
 Retreated cases1220122 (18.66%)
 Total893 (3.37%)
Nigus et al. [21]
 New casesNRNR
 Retreated casesNR2012-2013NR
 Total60693 (15.3%)
Shegaw [22]
 New casesNRNR
 Retreated casesNR2012–2014NR
 Total4349 (2.1%)
Seyoum et al. [23]
 New cases3574 (1.1)
 Retreated casesNS2013NS
 Total3574 (1.1%)
Mulisa et al. [24]
 New casesNRNR
 Retreated casesNR2013-2014NR
 Total26588 (33.2%)
Hamusse et al. [25]
 New cases852 (2.4%)
 Retreated cases212013-20143 (14.3%)
 Total1065 (4.2%)
Mekonnen et al. [26]
 New cases882 (2.3%)
 Retreated cases3620145 (13.9%)
 Total1247 (5.6%)

MDR-TB: multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; NR: not reported; NS: not studied.