Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients treated in Ethiopia, between 2009 and 2014 (N = 751)
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Regions at which the patients treated: | ||
Addis Ababa | 454 | 60.5 |
Amhara | 131 | 17.4 |
Oromia | 64 | 8.5 |
Tigrai | 40 | 5.3 |
SNNPR | 32 | 4.3 |
Dire Dawa | 30 | 4 |
Region from where the patients were come: | ||
Addis Ababa | 273 | 36.4 |
Amhara | 144 | 19.2 |
Oromia | 140 | 18.7 |
SNNPR | 70 | 9.4 |
Tigrai | 59 | 7.9 |
Dire Dawa | 25 | 3.4 |
Afar | 10 | 1.3 |
Somali | 10 | 1.3 |
Harari | 3 | 0.4 |
Gambela | 2 | 0.3 |
Benishangul Gumuz | 2 | 0.3 |
Unknown | 13 | 1.8 |
TIC at which the patients treated treatment | ||
St.Peter hospital | 376 | 50 |
Gondar university hospital | 93 | 12.4 |
ALERT hospital | 78 | 10.4 |
Mekele hospital | 40 | 5.4 |
Borumeda hospital | 34 | 4.6 |
Dilchora hospital | 30 | 4 |
Shashamane hospital | 13 | 1.7 |
Nekemte hospital | 19 | 2.5 |
Adama hospital | 17 | 2.3 |
Bulehora hospital | 2 | 0.3 |
Shenengibe hospital | 13 | 1.7 |
Yergalem hospital | 16 | 2 |
Hosana hospital | 16 | 2 |
Debremarikos hospital | 4 | 0.5 |
Sex | ||
Male | 433 | 57.7 |
Female | 318 | 42.3 |
Residence: | ||
Urban | 506 | 67.4 |
Rural | 245 | 32.6 |