Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of HIV-positive people attending ART clinics, South Gondar Zone Public Hospitals, Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (N = 551).
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 280 | 50.8 |
| Male | 271 | 49.2 |
| Age | ||
| ⩽29 | 222 | 40.3 |
| 30–39 | 158 | 28.7 |
| ⩾40 | 171 | 31 |
| Marital status | ||
| Marriage | 365 | 66.3 |
| Single | 92 | 16.7 |
| Divorced | 49 | 8.9 |
| Windowed | 45 | 8.1 |
| Occupation | ||
| Housewife | 156 | 28.3 |
| Government employ | 100 | 18.6 |
| Marchant | 92 | 16.7 |
| Daily laborer | 77 | 14 |
| Private employed | 64 | 11.6 |
| Farmer | 42 | 7.6 |
| Others | 20 | 3.2 |
| Family monthly income | ||
| ⩽2700 | 183 | 33.2 |
| 2701–4932 | 181 | 32.8 |
| ⩾4933 | 187 | 34 |
| Place of residency | ||
| Urban | 333 | 60.4 |
| Rural | 218 | 39.6 |
| Education status | ||
| Unable to read and write | 151 | 27.4 |
| Able to read and write | 71 | 12.9 |
| Primary | 105 | 19.1 |
| Secondary | 36 | 6.5 |
| Preparatory | 81 | 14.7 |
| College and above | 107 | 19.4 |
Others from occupations have no work, commercial sex workers.