Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of people living with HIV/AIDS on follow-up at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Ethiopia, 2018. (n = 396)
Variable | Category | Frequency | M(SD) or % |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean and SD) | 38.57 ± 10.76 | ||
Sex | Male | 199 | 50.3 |
Female | 197 | 49.7 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 265 | 66.9 |
Muslim | 24 | 6.1 | |
Protestant | 84 | 21.2 | |
Others a | 23 | 5.8 | |
Marital status | Single | 166 | 41.9 |
Married | 208 | 52.5 | |
Others b | 22 | 5.6 | |
Educational status | Can’t write and read | 20 | 5.1 |
Primary | 88 | 22.2 | |
Secondary | 176 | 44.4 | |
Tertiary and above | 112 | 28.3 | |
Occupational status | Employed | 154 | 38.8 |
Private business | 150 | 37.9 | |
Students | 66 | 16.7 | |
Othersc | 26 | 6.6 | |
Living arrangement | with family | 244 | 61.6 |
alone | 133 | 33.6 | |
Othersd | 19 | 4.8 |