Table 1 Socio demographic and economic Characteristics of people living with HIV/AIDS, Shebel Berenta District, East Gojjam, Amhara region, North West Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Controls (N = 355) | Cases (N = 118) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | |
Age groups | ||||
18–27 years | 50 | 14 | 6 | 5 |
28–47 years | 234 | 65.9 | 83 | 70 |
48–60 years | 71 | 20 | 29 | 24 |
Sex of participant | ||||
Female | 200 | 56 | 55 | 46 |
Male | 155 | 43 | 63 | 53 |
Religion of participants | ||||
Orthodox | 223 | 62 | 97 | 82 |
Muslim | 132 | 37 | 21 | 17 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 45 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
Married | 248 | 70 | 85 | 72 |
Divorced | 36 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Widowed | 26 | 7 | 15 | 13 |
Educational status | ||||
Un able to write and read | 134 | 38 | 34 | 29 |
Read and write only | 161 | 45 | 70 | 59 |
Primary and above | 60 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Family size | ||||
One to three | 207 | 58 | 48 | 40 |
Four to five | 137 | 38 | 61 | 52 |
Six and above | 11 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 274 | 77 | 83 | 70 |
Urban | 81 | 23 | 35 | 30 |
Income | ||||
Up to 500 birr | 68 | 19 | 25 | 21 |
501 to 1000 birr | 207 | 58 | 78 | 66 |
1001 to 1500 birr | 59 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Above 1500 birr | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Distance | ||||
Up to 5 kms | 80 | 22 | 34 | 29 |
6 up to 10 kms | 40 | 11 | 14 | 12 |
11 kms and above | 235 | 66 | 70 | 59 |
Occupation | ||||
Merchant | 60 | 17 | 25 | 21 |
Farmer | 241 | 69 | 78 | 66 |
Daily laborers | 28 | 8 | 7 | 6 |