Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of HIV patients on ART at University of Gondar compressive specialized Hospital ART clinic between January 2012 and January 2018
Characteristics | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | 15–24 | 68 (12) |
25–34 | 227 (39.9) | |
35–44 | 192 (33.7) | |
> 45 | 82 (14.4) | |
Sex | Male | 227 (39.9) |
Female | 342 (60.1) | |
Marital status | Married | 257 (45.2) |
Never married | 83 (14.6) | |
Divorced | 159 (27.9) | |
Widowed/separated | 70 (12.3) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 514 (90.3) |
Muslim | 45 (7.9) | |
Protestant | 10 (1.8) | |
Residence | Urban | 409 (71.9) |
Rural | 160 (28.1) | |
Educational status | No education | 154 (27.1) |
Primary | 201 (35.3) | |
Secondary | 142 (25) | |
Tertiary | 72 (12.7) | |
Occupations | Government/NGOs employed | 108 (19.0) |
Self employed | 137 (24.1) | |
Jobless | 106 (18.6) | |
Daily labor | 94 (16.5) | |
Housewife | 124 (21.8) | |
Partner HIV status | Negative | 42 (8.1) |
Positive | 181 (35.0) | |
Unknown | 294 (56.9) | |
HIV disclosure status | Not disclosed | 66 (11.6) |
Disclosed | 503 (88.4) |