Research Article

Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Rifampicin Resistance Using GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay at Enat Hospital, Central Ethiopia

Table 3

Association of patient characteristics to the pattern of RIF at Enat Hospital, Merhabete district, Central Ethiopia, 2020.

VariablesPattern of RIFTotal (%) ()XAOR (95% CI) value
Sensitive (%) ()Resistant (%) ()

Age (years)
16-327 (77.8)2 (22.2)9 (52.9)1.00
33-484 (80.0)1 (20.0)5 (29.4)0.87 (0.05-12.97)0.92
49-642 (100)0 (0)2 (11.8)0.60 (0.02-17.2)0.76
≥651 (100)0 (0)1 (5.9)1.00 (0.03-33.3)1.00
Sex
Male9 (81.8)2 (18.2)11 (64.7)1.00
Female5 (83.3)1 (16.7)6 (35.3)0.90 (0.06-12.58)0.94
Family size
1-33 (50.0)3 (50.0)6 (35.3)1.00
4-55 (100)0 (0)5 (29.4)0.09 (0.00-2.34)0.15
≥66 (100)0 (0)6 (35.3)0.07 (0.00-1.95)0.12
Residence area
Rural7 (77.8)2 (22.2)9 (52.9)1.00
Urban7 (87.5)1 (12.5)8 (47.1)0.50 (0.03-6.86)0.60
TB treatment history
Retreatment13 (81.3)3 (18.7)16 (94.1)7.00 (0.16-291.3)0.30
New cases1 (100)0 (0)1 (5.9)1.00
Patient HIV status
HIV positive8 (80.0)2 (20.0)10 (58.8)1.50 (0.10-20.6)0.76
HIV negative6 (85.7)1 (14.3)7 (41.2)1.00
Total14 (82.4)3 (17.6)17 (100)

XTwo Mycobacterium tuberculosis samples were RIF indeterminate, hence excluded from the analysis. AOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; RIF: rifampicin.