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Table 1 Descriptive analysis of variables

From: Predictors associated with HIV/AIDS patients dropout from antiretroviral therapy at Mettu Karl Hospital, southwest Ethiopia

N = 1512

Number of events

(%)

Outcome

 Number of dropout

243

16.1

 Number of censored

1269

83.9

Sex

 Female

933

61.7

 Male

579

38.3

Marital status

 Divorced

188

12.4

 Married

817

54.0

 Separated

154

10.2

 Widow

176

11.6

 Never married

177

11.7

Educational level

 Illiterate

267

17.7

 Primary school

663

43.8

 Secondary school

338

22.4

 Above secondary

244

16.1

Religion

 Christian

1109

73.3

 Muslim

403

26.7

WHO clinical stage

 Stage I

475

31.4

 Stage II

352

23.3

 Stage III

520

34.4

 Stage IV

165

10.9

Original regimen

 D4t-3TC-NVP

488

32.3

 D4t-3TC-EFV

493

32.6

 AZT-3TC-NVP

411

27.2

 AZT-3TC-EFV

120

7.9

Occupation

 Housewife

344

22.8

 Daily labour

296

19.6

 Farmer

189

12.5

 Government worker

224

14.8

 Merchant

459

30.4