Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of people living with HIV attending services at Jimma University Specialized Hospital in September 2012 (n = 389)
Characteristics | Frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 143 (36.8) |
Female | 246 (63.2) | |
Age (years) | 18-24 | 23 (5.9) |
25-34 | 174 (44.7) | |
35-44 | 117 (30.1) | |
45-54 | 52 (13.4) | |
55 and above | 23 (5.9) | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 182 (46.8) |
Amhara | 105 (27.0) | |
Gurage | 10 (2.6) | |
Kefa | 30 (7.7) | |
Yem | 17 (4.4) | |
Others | 45 (11.6) | |
Religious affiliation | Orthodox Christian | 200 (51.4) |
Muslim | 125 (32.1) | |
Protestant Christian | 58 (14.9) | |
Catholic | 6 (1.5) | |
Educational level | Illiterate | 71 (18.3) |
Read and write only | 11 (2.8) | |
Primary (grades 1–8) | 172 (44.2) | |
Secondary (grades 9–12) | 102 (26.2) | |
Tertiary (grades 12 or more) | 33 (8.5) | |
Marital status | Single | 48 (12.3) |
Married | 193 (49.6) | |
Divorced | 92 (23.7) | |
Separated | 15 (3.9) | |
Widowed | 41 (10.5) | |
Occupation | Unemployed | 97 (24.9) |
Daily laborer | 99 (25.4) | |
Employed | 55 (14.1) | |
Farmer | 9 (2.3) | |
Merchant | 63 (16.2) | |
Student | 3 (0.8) | |
Retired | 11 (2.8) | |
Other | 52 (13.4) | |
Living circumstances | Living alone | 84 (21.6) |
Living with close family(father, mother, brother, sister, husband/wife, children) | 279 (71.7) | |
Living with other relatives (aunt, uncle, cousins, nieces or nephew) | 22 (5.7) | |
Living with non-relatives | 4 (1.0)4 | |