Table 2.

Bivariate analysis of environmental and patients’ behavioral and health related factors with MDR-TB at St. Peter’s TB Specialized Hospital, April 2011

Variables	Case N=90 (%)	Control N=90 (%)	COR (95% CI)
Have a house to live in
Yes	74 (82.2)	77 (85.6)	0.78 (0.35–1.73)
No	16 (17.8)	13 (14.4)	1.00
Number of rooms in the house
1	50 (61)	35 (43.2)	2.05 (1.01–3.83)*
≥2	32 (39)	46 (56.8)	1.00
Family size
≤5	57 (69.5)	60 (75.9)	0.72 (0.36–1.45)
>5	25 (30.5)	19 (24.1)	1.00
Have a TV
Yes	55 (67.1)	42 (51.9)	1.89 (1.00–3.56)*
No	27(32.9)	39 (48.1)	1.00
History of being in prison
Yes	9(10)	14 (15.6)	0.603 (0.25–1.48)
No	81 (90)	76 (84.4)	1.00
History of previous treatment
Yes	82 (91.1)	30 (33.3)	20.5 (8.80–47.60)*
No	8 (8.9)	60 (66.7)	1.00
History of contact
Yes	23 (25.6)	13 (14.4)	2 (0.95–4.30)
No	67 (74.4)	77 (85.6)	1.00
Number of times of previous Rx
1 time	20 (24.4)	18 (60)	1.00
≥2 times	62 (75.6)	12 (40)	4.65 (1.90–11.29)*
History of defaulter
Yes	15 (16.7)	10 (11.1)	1.6 (0.67–3.78)
No	75 (83.3)	80 (88.9)	1.00
History of traditional treatment
Yes	79 (87.8)	68 (75.6)	2.32 (1.05–5.12)*
No	11 (12.2)	22 (24.4)	1.00
History of illicit drug use
Yes	4 (4.4)	8 (8.9)	0.47 (0.14–1.64)
No	86 (95.6)	82 (91.1)	1.00
History of smoking
Yes	13 (14.4)	17 (18.9)	0.43 (0.33–1.59)
No	77 (85.6)	73 (81.1)	1.00
Contract diabetes mellitus
Yes	11 (12.2)	1(1.1)	12.4 (1.56–98.10)*
No	79 (87.8)	89 (98.9)	1.00
History of alcohol use
Yes	17 (18.9)	25 (27.8)	0.61(0.30–1.22)
No	73 (81.1)	65 (72.2)	1.00
Presence of HIV infection
Yes	45 (50)	26 (28.9)	2.46 (1.33–4.55)*
No	45 (50)	64 (71.1)	1.00
History of mental illness
Yes	10 (11.1)	5 (5.6)	2.13 (0.69–6.48)
No	80 (88.9)	85 (94.4)	1.00

Notes:

^*Variables that showed significant association during bivariate analysis at p<0.25, COR.

Abbreviations: Rx, prescription; MDR-TB, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis; TB, tuberculosis; COR, crude odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.