Severity and associated factors of anaemia among rifampicin/multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis patients treated in Alert and St. Peters specialised hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a retrospective cross-sectional study

In our study, more than 50% of patients with DR-TB had baseline anaemia, of which mild anaemia was the most common typeanaemia. Rural residents were at a higher risk of developing severe anaemia (11.5%), while the overall rate of anaemia (58.8%) was higher among urban residents.