Table 1.
Association of type of resistance to INH or H&R with demographic variables of patients (n=298)
Demographic Variables | H Monoresistant | H & R Resistant (MDR) | P | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Sex | |||||
Male | 163 | 65.2 | 87 | 34.8 | 0.51NS |
Female | 29 | 60.4 | 19 | 49.6 | |
Age (in years) | |||||
15-30 | 44 | 22.9 | 41 | 38.7 | |
31-45 | 73 | 38.0 | 35 | 33.0 | 0.03* |
46-60 | 61 | 31.8 | 25 | 23.6 | |
>60 | 14 | 7.3 | 5 | 4.7 |
NB: *= Significant at P<0.05, NS=Non-significant P>0.05