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Table 1 Meta-analysis of the prevalence of types of tuberculosis drug resistance

From: Global prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Type

N

Sample size

I2

Begg and Mazumdar correlation test

Meta-analysis of Prevalence (95% CI)

Multi drug-resistant TB

148

318,430

99.6

P = 0.008

11.6% (9.1–14.5%)

Isoniazid resistant TB

98

102,260

99.03

P = 0.02

15.7% (13.7–17.9%)

Rifampin resistant TB

109

215,660

98.9

P = 0.00045

9.4% (7.8–11.2%)

Single drug resistant TB

35

45,147

98.5

P = 0.139

11.8% (9.2–15.2%)

Extensive drug resistant TB

56

350,420

98.8

P = 0.938

2.5% (2–3%)

  1. TB: Tuberculosis, CI: Confidence interval