Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of HIV1/2 negative adults who visited VCT in University of Gondar Hospital, Ethiopia, 2013.
| Sociodemographic characteristic | Number of participants | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 224 | 70 |
| Married | 48 | 15 |
| Divorced | 46 | 15.4 |
| Widowed | 2 | 0.6 |
| Occupational status | ||
| Student | 95 | 29.7 |
| Farmer | 37 | 11.6 |
| Daily labor | 36 | 11.3 |
| Merchant | 31 | 9.7 |
| Housewife | 24 | 7.5 |
| Teacher | 7 | 2.2 |
| Driver | 5 | 1.6 |
| Others | 85 | 26.6 |
| Educational status | ||
| Illiterates | 50 | 15.6 |
| 1–8th | 94 | 29.4 |
| 9–12th | 116 | 36.3 |
| >12th | 60 | 18.8 |
| Ethnic groups | ||
| Amhara | 292 | 91.3 |
| Kimant | 12 | 3.8 |
| Oromo | 3 | 0.9 |
| Tigray | 2 | 0.6 |
| Others | 11 | 3.4 |