Evaluation of hepatic and kidney dysfunction among newly diagnosed HIV patients with viral hepatitis infection in Cape Coast, Ghana

Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics among the study participants (n = 90)

Category	Sub-category	n (%)	95% CI
Age	18–35	20 (22.2)	26.3, 31.4
	36–55	63 (70.0)	43.8, 46.5
	56+	7 (7.8)	55.5, 65.6
Sex	Female	58 (64.4)	53.9, 73.8
Sex	Male	32 (35.6)	26.2, 46.1
Marital Status	Married	76 (84.4)	75.2, 90.7
	Widowed	2 (2.2)	0.5, 8.7
	Single	10 (11.1)	6.0, 19.6
	Divorced	1 (1.1)	0.2, 7.7
	Cohabiting	1 (1.1)	0.2, 7.7
Occupational status	Employed	85 (94.6)	88.6, 98.4
Occupational status	Student/unemployed	5 (4.4)	1.6, 11.4
Highest educational level	None	50 (55.6)	45.0, 65.6
	Basic	33 (36.7)	27.2, 47.3
	Secondary	6 (6.7)	3.0, 14.2
	Tertiary	1 (1.1)	0.2, 7.7

Socio-economic determinants were presented as numbers and proportions [n (%)], with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). None and basic: lower forms of education, secondary and tertiary: higher forms of education

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