Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of adult HIV-positive patients in Tulu Bolo public health facilities, Oromia, Central Ethiopia, 2024.
| Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age of clients during first-line ART | ||
| 15–24 | 14 | 5.1% |
| 25–34 | 55 | 20.07% |
| 35–44 | 99 | 36.13% |
| ≥45 | 106 | 38.7% |
| Sex of clients | ||
| Male | 174 | 63.5% |
| Female | 100 | 36.5% |
| Educational status | ||
| No formal education | 94 | 34.3% |
| Formal education | 180 | 65.7% |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 35 | 12.8% |
| Married | 146 | 53.3% |
| Widowed and separated | 74 | 27% |
| Divorced | 19 | 6.9% |
| Residence of clients | ||
| Rural | 147 | 53.6% |
| Urban | 127 | 46.4% |
| Occupational status | ||
| Farmer | 131 | 47.8% |
| Government employee | 44 | 16.1% |
| House wife | 54 | 19.7% |
| Non-government employee | 45 | 16.4% |