Table 2 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of adult HIV patients on first-line ART in Amhara regional referral hospitals, Ethiopia from September 2015 to December 2018 (N = 490)
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age in year | ||
 15–24 | 78 | 16 |
 25–34 | 196 | 40 |
 35–44 | 142 | 29 |
  > =45 | 74 | 15 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 203 | 41.43 |
 Female | 287 | 58.57 |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox Christian | 440 | 89.8 |
 Muslim | 36 | 7.35 |
 Othersa | 14 | 2.85 |
Occupation | ||
 Unemployed | 104 | 21.22 |
 Employed | 90 | 18.37 |
 Daily laborer | 24 | 4.90 |
 Self-employed | 272 | 55.51 |
Residency | ||
 Urban | 377 | 76.94 |
 Rural | 113 | 23.06 |
Educational status | ||
 No education | 128 | 26.12 |
 Primary | 122 | 24.9 |
 Secondary and above | 240 | 48.98 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 129 | 26.33 |
 Married | 195 | 39.8 |
 Divorced | 124 | 25.31 |
 Widowed | 37 | 7.55 |
 Separated | 5 | 1.02 |
Disclosure status | ||
 Disclosed | 296 | 60.41 |
 Not disclosed | 194 | 39.59 |
Support group/caregiver | ||
 Yes | 393 | 80.2 |
 No | 97 | 19.8 |