Audit of risk factors of drug-sensitive, drug-resistant tuberculosis disease, a case-control study of patients registered under NTEP, Gujarat.

Background: Characterizing risk factors for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is critical to guide targeted interventions in high-burden settings like India. We aimed to identify socioeconomic, lifestyle, and clinical factors associated with drug-sensitive and drug-resistant TB acquisition.

Materials And Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study recruited 350 bacteriologically confirmed TB patients registered under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) in Gujarat, India, and 300 matched participants without active/past TB.