Table 5.

Factors associated with cure among MDR-TB patients

Characteristics	Categories	Total patients	Cured, n (%)	P value
Age (years)	≤24	37	33 (89.2)	0.090
	25–44	104	94 (90.4)
	≥45	33	23 (69.7)
Sex	Male	116	106 (91.4)	0.005
	Female	58	44 (75.9)
Marital status	Married	50	41 (82.0)	1.000
	Not married	42	35 (83.3)
HIV	Positive	50	39 (78.0)	0.032
	Negative	123	111 (90.2)
MDR-TB regimen	Longer	109	97 (89.0)	0.502
	Shorter	62	53 (85.5)
Concomitant long-term medication use	Yes	54	42 (77.8)	0.031
	No	120	108 (90.0)
Comorbidity	Yes	58	44 (75.9)	0.003
	No	115	106 (92.2)
Adverse events	Yes	50	41 (82.0)	0.307
	No	124	109 (87.9)

P values <0.05 are shown in bold.