<p>The age range of participants was 9 to 80 years with mean age of 33.5 year. Most, 159 (57.8%) were males while 116 (42.2%) were females. Majority, 194 (71.3%) of participants were rural dwellers. Out of the total number of 59 TB positive cases, only 5 (8.5%) were rifampicin resistant, of which all were previously treated, rural dwellers, pulmonary and presumptive DR-TB patients. Of the 5 patients who had RR-TB, 4 were previously treated for TB while 2 were co-infected with HIV (25%). Previous history of anti-TB treatment was the only risk factor found to have a significant association with the acquisition of RR-TB (OR: 4.781, 95% CI: 1.965 - 33.513 p=0.023).</p>