Sexual behaviour of people living with HIV attending a tertiary care government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal: a cross sectional study

Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of the respondents

Variables (N = 160)	n (%)
Sex, female	58 (36.3)
Current residence, inside Kathmandu valley	81 (50.6)
Religion
Hindu	107 (66.9)
Buddhist	21 (13.1)
Christian	26 (16.2)
Islam	6 (3.8)
Ethnicity^a
Brahmin/Chhetri	73 (45.6)
Janajati	68 (42.5)
Others	19 (11.9)
Marital status
Married or living with a partner	101 (63.1)
Unmarried/single	20 (12.5)
Divorced/separated	12 (7.5)
Widow/widower	27 (16.9)
Education status
No education	48 (30.0)
Primary (1–5)	26 (16.2)
Secondary (6–10)	67 (41.9)
Higher	19 (11.9)
Unemployed	32 (20.0)
Monthly income in Nepali rupees^b (n = 98)
<5000	28 (28.6)
5000–10,000	52 (53.1)
>10000	18 (18.3)

^a Janajati are considered as indigenous population groups who are specifically resided in local areas in various parts of country; whereas Brahmins/Chhetries are considered as upper class ethnic groups and have relatively more access to resources, power and identity [54]
^b1US$ = 105 Nepali rupees

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