Table 5. Association of rifampicin sensitivity with the independent variables of the study participants (n=141).
TB: Tuberculosis
| Variables | Rif S (n=135) | Rif R (n=6) | P value |
| Frequency (%) | |||
| Gender | |||
| Male (n=99) | 95 (70.4) | 4 (66.7) | 0.846 |
| Female (n=42) | 40 (29.6) | 2 (33.3) | |
| Age group | |||
| 60 years or less (n=119) | 114 (84.4) | 5 (83.3) | 0.941 |
| >60 years (n=22) | 21 (15.6) | 1 (16.7) | |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | |||
| <18.5 (n=53) | 50 (37.0) | 3 (50.0) | 0.521 |
| 18.5 or more (n=88) | 85 (63.0) | 3 (50.0) | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban (n=89) | 86 (63.7) | 3 (50.0) | 0.496 |
| Rural (n=52) | 49 (36.3) | 3 (50.0) | |
| Comorbidity | |||
| Present (n=48) | 56 (41.5) | 2 (33.3) | 0.794 |
| Absent (n=93) | 89 (65.9) | 4 (66.7) | |
| Addiction history | |||
| Addiction (n=79) | 76 (56.3) | 3 (50.0) | 0.761 |
| No addiction (n=62) | 59 (43.7) | 3 (50.0) | |
| Socioeconomic class | |||
| Low (n=110) | 106 (78.5) | 4 (66.7) | 0.636 |
| Middle (n=27) | 25 (18.5) | 2 (33.3) | |
| High (n=4) | 4 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Previous history of Pulmonary TB | |||
| New (n=92) | 89 (65.9) | 3 (50.0) | 0.422 |
| Previously treated (n=49) | 46 (34.1) | 3 (50.0) | |
| Family contact exposure | |||
| Drug Sensitive TB (n=16) | 15 (11.1) | 1 (16.7) | 0.004 |
| Drug Resistant TB (n=2) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (16.7) | |
| Absent (n=123) | 119 (88.1) | 4 (66.7) | |
| Chest X Ray lesion | |||
| Cavitary (n=121) | 115 (85.2) | 6 (100.0) | 0.308 |
| Non cavitary (n=20) | 20 (14.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Chest X Ray lesion extent | |||
| Limited (n=48) | 48 (35.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0.072 |
| Extensive (n=93) | 87 (64.4) | 6 (100.0) | |