Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of couples receiving HIV test in Dilla town, Ethiopia, 2011
Characteristics | Male (n = 152) | Female (n = 152) | Total (=304) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age group | |||
15-20 | 11( 7.2%) | 63(41.4%) | 74(24.3%) |
21-25 | 68(44.7%) | 57(37.5%) | 125(41.1%) |
26-30 | 27(17.8%) | 22(14.5%) | 49(16.1%) |
31-35 | 22(14.5%) | 7( 4.6%) | 29( 9.5%) |
36-40 | 17(11.2%) | 1( 0.7%) | 18( 5.9%) |
41-45 | 1( 0.7%) | 0( 0.0%) | 1( 0.3%) |
46-50 | 4( 2.6%) | 2( 1.3%) | 6( 2.0%) |
>50 | 2( 1.3%) | 0( 0.0%) | 2( 0.7%) |
Couple type | |||
Married | 71(46.7%) | 71(46.7%) | 142(46.7%) |
Premarital | 11( 7.2%) | 11( 7.2%) | 22( 7.2%) |
Pre sexual | 62(40.8%) | 62(40.8%) | 124(40.8%) |
Sex partner | 7( 4.6%) | 7( 4.6%) | 14( 4.6%) |
Others | 1( 0.7%) | 1( 0.7%) | 2( 0.7%) |
Residence | |||
Urban | 112(73.7%) | 112(73.7%) | 224(73.7%) |
Rural | 40(26.3%) | 40(26.3%) | 80(26.3%) |
Educational status | |||
Illiterate | 9( 5.9%) | 14(9.2%) | 23(7.6%) |
Able to read | 6( 3.9%) | 4(2.6%) | 10(3.3%) |
44(28.9%) | 54(35.5%) | 98(32.2%) | |
Secondary (9–110) | 23(15.1%) | 39(25.7%) | 62(20.4%) |
17(11.2%) | 8(5.3%) | 25(8.2%) | |
Tertiary (College/University) | 53(34.9%) | 33(21.7%) | 88(28.3%) |
Employment status | |||
Employed | 119(78.3%) | 64(42.1%) | 183(60.2%) |
Unemployed | 33(21.7%) | 88(57.9%) | 121(39.8%) |
Religion | |||
Orthodox | 55(36.2%) | 48(31.6%) | 103(33.9%) |
Catholic | 4(2.6%) | 12(7.9%) | 16(5.3%) |
Muslim | 20(13.2%) | 22(14.5%) | 42(13.8%) |
Protestant | 73(48.0%) | 70(46.1%) | 143(47.0%) |
Ethnicity | |||
Gedio | 55(36.2%) | 58(38.2%) | 113(37.2%) |
Amara | 43(28.3%) | 31(20.4%) | 74(24.3%) |
Sidama | 11(7.2%) | 16(10.5%) | 27(8.9%) |
Guragie | 27(17.8%) | 30(19.7%) | 57(18.8%) |
Others | 16(10.5%) | 17(11.2%) | 33(10.9%) |