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. 2013 May 30;10:171. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-10-171

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of HIV positive study participants at University of Gondar Teaching Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2011

Characteristics Male N (%) Female N (%) Total N (%)
Age group
 
 
 
18-29
21(16.4)
107(83.6)
128(32.0)
30-39
50(29.9)
117(70.1)
167(41.8)
40-49
40(51.3)
38(48.7)
78(19.5)
≥50
11(40.7)
16(59.3)
27(6.8)
Marital status
 
 
 
Single
27(36.0)
48(64.0)
75(18.8)
Married
76(38.0)
124(62.0)
200(50.0)
Divorced
17(20.7)
65(79.3)
82(20.5)
Widowed
2(4.7)
41(95.3)
43(10.7)
Religion
 
 
 
Christian
111(30.2)
256(69.8)
367(91.8)
Muslim
11(33.3)
22(66.7)
33(8.2)
Education
 
 
 
Illiterate
34(22.5)
117(77.5)
151(37.7)
Elementary
31(32.3)
65(67.7)
96(24.0)
High school
37(33.3)
74(66.7)
111(27.8)
Certificate and above
20(47.6)
22(52.4)
42(10.5)
Residence
 
 
 
Urban
103(30.7)
232(69.3)
335(83.7)
Rural
19(29.2)
46(70.8)
65(16.3)
Occupation
 
 
 
Civil servant
33(56.9)
25(43.1)
58(14.5)
Merchant
18(42.9)
24(57.1)
42(10.5)
Daily laborer
21(52.5)
39(97.5)
60(10.0)
Farmer
15(60.0)
10(40.0)
25(6.3)
House wife
 
114(100)
114(28.5)
Student
3(42.9)
4(57.1)
7(1.8)
Driver
8(80.0)
2(20.0)
10(2.5)
Commercial sex worker
 
5(100.0)
5(1.3)
No work
7(14.6)
41(85.4)
48(12.0)
Other 17(54.8) 16(51.6) 31(7.7)