Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of PLWHAs* in Dilla University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia 2011

	Residential area				Total
	Urban		Rural
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Gender
Male	193	39.3	20	69.0	213	41.0
Female	298	60.7	9	31.0	307	59.0
Total	491	100.0	29	100.0	520	100.0
Age group (years)
<30	160	32.6	6	20.7	166	31.9
30-39	213	43.4	13	44.8	226	43.5
40-49	92	18.7	6	20.7	98	18.8
≥ 50	26	5.3	4	13.8	30	5.8
Total	491	100.0	29	100.0	520	100.0
Current marital status
Married	276	56.2	24	82.8	300	57.7
Single	24	4.9	0	0.0	24	4.6
Divorced	50	10.2	0	0.0	50	9.6
Widowed	131	26.7	5	17.2	136	26.2
Separated	10	2.0	0	0.0	10	1.9
Total	491	100.0	29	100.0	520	100.0
Educational level
Not able to read & write	108	22.0	10	34.5	118	22.7
Able to read and write	18	3.7	2	6.9	20	3.8
Grade 1 − 4	99	20.2	3	10.3	102	19.6
Grade 5 − 8	114	23.2	9	31.0	123	23.7
Secondary school	112	24.8	5	17.2	127	24.4
College/University	30	6.1	0	0.0	30	5.8
Total	491	100.0	29	100.0	520	100.0
Ethnic group
Amhara	204	41.6	3	10.3	207	39.9
Oromo	89	18.2	10	34.5	99	19.1
Tigray	6	1.2	0	0.0	6	1.2
Gurage	67	13.7	0	0.0	67	12.9
Gedeo	72	14.7	8	27.6	80	15.4
Sidama	12	2.4	7	24.1	19	3.7
Other	40	8.2	1	3.4	41	7.9
Total	490	100.0	29	100.0	519	100.0
Religion
Orthodox Christian	321	65.4	12	41.4	333	64.0
Protestant	119	24.2	17	58.6	136	26.2
Muslim	49	10.0	0	0.0	49	9.4
Others	2	0.4	0	0.0	2	0.4
Total	491	100.0	29	100.0	520	100.0
Poverty status
Very Poor	143	29.5	13	44.8	156	30.4
Moderate	125	25.8	12	41.4	137	26.7
Relatively better off	217	42.7	4	13.8	221	43.0
Total	485	100.0	29	100.0	514	100.0
Employment status
Employed	359	73.1	22	75.9	381	73.3
Un employed	132	26.9	7	24.1	139	26.7
Total	491	100.0	29	100.0	520	100.0
Source of water
Protected	491	100.0	14	48.3	505	97.1
Un protected	0	0.0	15	51.7	15	2.9
Total	491	100.0	29	100.0	29	100.0

* People Living With HIV/AIDS