Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics and risk factors of PLWH and apparently healthy blood donors at Gondar University referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017
Characteristics | PLWH n (%) | Blood donor’s n (%) | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean (± SD) Age | 36.9 (± 6.6) | 27.9 (± 5.5) | 32.4 (± 7.5) |
Age (years) | |||
< 30 | 16 (14.2) | 73 (64.6) | 89 (39.4) |
30–39 | 57 (50.4) | 38 (33.6) | 95 (42.0) |
> 39 | 40 (35.4) | 2 (1.8) | 42 (18.6) |
Sex | |||
Male | 42 (37.2) | 63 (55.8) | 105 (46.5) |
Female | 71 (62.8) | 50 (44.2) | 121 (53.5) |
Educational status | |||
Unable to read and write | 20 (17.7) | 5 (4.4) | 25 (11.1) |
Primary | 57 (50.4) | 24 (21.2) | 81 (35.8) |
Secondary | 21 (18.6) | 43 (38.1) | 64 (28.3) |
Collage and above | 15 (13.3) | 41 (36.3) | 56 (24.8) |
Occupation | |||
House wife | 37 (32.7) | 8 (7.1) | 45 (19.9) |
Farmer | 5 (4.4) | 5 (7.1) | 12 (5.3) |
Merchant | 29 (25.7) | 19 (16.8) | 47 (20.8) |
Employee | 29 (25.7) | 52 (46.0) | 81 (35.8) |
Student | 2 (1.8) | 25 (22.1) | 27 (11.9) |
Daily labor | 11 (9.7) | 4 (3.5) | 14 (6.2) |
Religion | |||
Orthodox | 66 (58.4) | 99 (87.6) | 165 (73) |
Muslim | 28 (24.8) | 8 (7.1) | 36 (15.9) |
Protestant | 19 (16.8) | 6 (5.3) | 25 (11.1) |
Ethnicity | |||
Amhara | 104 (92) | 103 (87.6) | 207 (92.5) |
Oromo | 6 (5.3) | 5 (4.4) | 11 (4.4) |
Tigrie | 3 (2.7) | 5 (4.4) | 8 (3.1) |
Monthly income | |||
< 800 | 43 (38.1) | 15 (13.3) | 58 (25.7) |
800–1500 | 29 (25.7) | 33 (29.2) | 62 (27.4) |
1501–3025 | 26 (23.0) | 24 (21.2) | 50 (22.1) |
> 3025 | 15 (13.3) | 41 (36.3) | 56 (24.8) |