Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of HIV-infected women in the childbearing age group attending ART clinic at Mizan-Aman General Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia, May 2015
Variables | Numbers | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
18–27 | 84 | 95.5 |
28–37 | 124 | 94.7 |
38–49 | 47 | 92.2 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox Christian | 160 | 59.3 |
Protestant | 44 | 16.3 |
Muslim | 65 | 24.1 |
Other | 1 | 0.4 |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 103 | 38.1 |
Merchant | 92 | 34.1 |
Student | 5 | 1.9 |
Government employee | 25 | 9.3 |
Farmer | 45 | 16.7 |
Level of education | ||
Unable to read and write | 59 | 21.9 |
Only able to read and write | 8 | 3.0 |
Primary school | 148 | 54.8 |
High school | 39 | 14.4 |
College or university graduate | 16 | 5.9 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 203 | 75.2 |
Rural | 67 | 24.8 |