Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of clients with and without HIV at the University of Gondar Teaching Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013
| Socio-demographic characteristics |
HIV status |
All (n = 226) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Negative (n = 113) |
Positive (n = 113) |
||
| Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |
| Sex |
|
|
|
| Male |
70 (61.9) |
53 (46.9) |
123 (54.4) |
| Female |
43 (38.1) |
60 (53.1) |
103 (45.6) |
| Mean (SD) Age (range) |
35.12 ± 10.85 (19-66) |
36.12 ± 8.05 (23-65) |
35.62 ± 9.54 (19-66) |
| Age (years) |
|
|
|
| 11-20 |
7 (6.2) |
0 (0) |
7 (3.1) |
| 21-30 |
39 (34.5) |
35 (31.1) |
74 (32.7) |
| 31-40 |
43 (38.1) |
53 (46.9) |
96 (42.5) |
| 41-50 |
15 (13.3) |
21 (18.6) |
36 (15.9) |
| 51-60 |
6 (5.3) |
3 (2.7) |
9 (4.0) |
| 61+ |
3 (2.1) |
1 (0.9) |
4 (1.8) |
| Education status |
|
|
|
| Illiterate |
21 (18.6) |
31 (27.4) |
52 (23.0) |
| Literate |
92 (81.4) |
82 (72.6) |
174 (77.0) |
| Residence |
|
|
|
| Urban |
103 (91.2) |
110 (97.3) |
213 (94.2) |
| Rural |
10 (8.8) |
3 (2.7) |
13 (5.8) |
| Marital status |
|
|
|
| Single |
46 (40.7) |
23 (20.4) |
69 (30.5) |
| Married |
64 (56.6) |
51 (45.1) |
115 (50.9) |
| Widowed |
2 (1.8) |
14 (12.4) |
16 (11.5) |
| Divorced | 1 (0.9) | 25 (22.1) | 26 (7.1) |