Table 4

Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis of patients with tuberculosis (TB) at selected multidrug-resistant TB treatment initiative centres, southern Ethiopia, 2021.

VariablesCases N (%)Controls N (%)Crude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)P value
Place of residence
 Rural43 (54.43)116 (36.94)2.00 (1.20 to 6.28)4.71 (3.13 to 9.58)0.032
 Urban36 (45.57)198 (63.06)11
History of cigarette smoking
 Yes20 (25.32)28 (8.95)3.28 (3.58 to 11.73)3.24 (2.17 to 6.91)0.001
 No59 (74.68)285 (91.05)11
Direct contact of TB patients
 Yes31 (39.24)58 (18.53)2.75 (1.17 to 9.06)4.35 (2.45 to 9.81)0.012
 No48 (60.76)255 (81.47)11
Previous TB treatment
 Yes70 (88.61)105 (33.55)17.33 (5.69 to 26.27)2.51 (1.50 to 8.24)0.015
 No9 (11.39)208 (66.45)11
Previous TB treatment outcome
 Failure or default49 (62.03)72 (23.00)5.36 (3.56 to 10.21)2.45 (0.35 to 8.14)0.051
 Completed or cured30 (37.97)241 (76.00)1