Research Article

Spatial Frailty Survival Model for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Mortality in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Table 2

Summary results of MDR–TB by clinical characteristics.

CovariatesCategoryDeath (%)Censored (%)Total (%)

Any clinical complicationNo complication35(20.35)137(79.65)172
Pneumonia7(87.5)1(12.5)8
Pneumothorax6(85.71)1(14.29)7
Hemoptysis7(63.64)4(36.36)11
Cor pulmonal4(100)0(0)4
Other2(40)3(60)5
HIV Co-infectionPositive21(61.76)13(38.24)34
Negative40(23.12)133(76.88)173
Acid-fast bacilli Smear (AFB)positive43(28.28)109(71.71)152
Negative12(30)28(70)40
Antibiotic SusceptibilityINH6(72.86)8(57.14)14
RMP24(30.38)55(69.62) 79
MDR26(30.95)58(69.05)84
INH+RMP5(16.67)25(83.33)30
Presence of any chronic diseaseNo chronic disease42(24.14)132(75.86)174
Diabetes Mellitus8(50)8(50)16
Myocardial infarction4(100)0(0)4
Asthma4(66.66)2(33.33)6
other1(33.33)2(66.67)3
Radiological findingsunilateral cavity9(26.47)25(73.53)34
unilateral infiltration3(33.33)6(66.67)9
Bilateral cavity4(18.18)18(81.82)22
Bilateral inflation7(38.89)11(61.12)18
Non cavity14(27.45)37(72.55)51
Effusion12(37.5)20(62.5)32
Smear positivityPositive46(31.94)98(68.06)144
Negative14(26.42)39(73.58)53
Clinical PresentationPulmonary51(30)119(70)170
Extra pulmonary8(28.57)20(71.43)28

INH: isoniazid; RMP: rifampicin; MDR: multidrug-resistant.