Predictors for Mortality among Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Tanzania

Table 1

Descriptive sociodemographic characteristics of study participants .

Characteristics	(% of total)
Age
11–20 years	11 (5.70)
21–50 years	146 (75.65)
>50 years	36 (18.65)
Sex
Female	63 (32.64)
Male	130 (67.36)
Occupation
Business	78 (41.27)
Employed	19 (10.05)
Farmer	70 (37.04)
House wife	6 (3.17)
Miner	3 (1.59)
Student	13 (6.88)
Alcohol
No	71 (48.30)
Yes	76 (51.70)
Cigarette smoking
No	86 (58.50)
Yes	61 (41.50)
HIV status
Negative results	113 (58.55)
Positive results	80 (41.45)
Mortality
Alive	180 (93.26)
Died	13 (6.74)
Comorbidity
No	113 (58.55)
Yes	80 (41.45)

Comorbidity = MDR-TB + HIV.