Magnitude of Tuberculosis, its associated risk factors, Rifampicin resistance, and multi- drug resistance rate among TB presumptive patients at five selected Public Hospitals, Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia, 2025. Retrospective cross-sectional study

Magnitude of Tuberculosis, its associated risk factors, Rifampicin resistance, and multi- drug resistance rate among TB presumptive patients at five selected Public Hospitals, Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia, 2025. Retrospective cross-sectional study

BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem worldwide. In 2022, an estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with TB worldwide. Emergency of Rifampicin and multi-Drug resistance (RR/MDR) has posed greater public health threat on control and prevention of TB. Ethiopi...