Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of adult people living with HIV on ART at Suhul Hospital, Northern Ethiopia, 2010–2014
Characteristics | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
< 25 | 25 | 8.5 |
25–34 | 125 | 42.4 |
≥ 35 | 145 | 49.1 |
Sex | ||
Male | 135 | 45.8 |
Female | 160 | 54.2 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 221 | 74.9 |
Rural | 74 | 25.1 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 269 | 91.2 |
Muslim | 26 | 8.8 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 153 | 52.1 |
Never married | 55 | 18.7 |
Divorced | 71 | 24.1 |
Widowed | 15 | 5.1 |
Education | ||
No formal education | 93 | 31.5 |
Primary | 122 | 41.3 |
Secondary | 49 | 16.6 |
Above secondary | 31 | 10.5 |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 55 | 18.6 |
Merchant | 46 | 15.6 |
Governmental employed | 46 | 15.6 |
Farmer | 29 | 9.8 |
Daily laborers | 25 | 8.5 |
No job | 25 | 8.5 |
Commercial sex worker (CSW) | 21 | 7.1 |
Self-employed | 19 | 6.4 |
Non-governmental employed | 17 | 5.8 |
Others* | 12 | 4.1 |
Household size | ||
1–4 | 256 | 86.8 |
5 or more | 39 | 13.2 |
Smoke tobacco | ||
Yes | 14 | 4.7 |
No | 281 | 95.3 |
Consume alcohol | ||
Yes | 86 | 29.2 |
No | 209 | 70.8 |
Chew khat | ||
Yes | 22 | 7.5 |
No | 273 | 92.5 |