Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of patients on ART (N=351)
| Patient characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 125 (35.6) |
| Female | 226 (64.4) |
| Age | |
| 18–30 | 95 (27.1) |
| 31–45 | 134 (38.2) |
| 46–64 | 122 (34.8) |
| Marital status | |
| Unmarried | 53 (15.1) |
| Married | 175 (49.9) |
| Divorced | 76 (21.7) |
| Widowed | 47 (13.4) |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox | 307 (87.5) |
| Islam | 37 (10.5) |
| Protestant | 5 (1.4) |
| Catholic | 2 (0.6) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Amhara | 327 (93.2) |
| Tigre | 16 (4.6) |
| Others | 8 (2.3) |
| Employment status | |
| Employed | 255 (72.6) |
| Unemployed | 96 (27.4) |
| Monthly income | |
| No income | 44 (12.5) |
| Less than 500 | 118 (33.6) |
| 501–1,500 | 133 (37.9) |
| Above 1,500 | 56 (16.0) |
| Educational level | |
| Illiterate | 66 (18.6) |
| Basic education | 22 (6.3) |
| Elementary | 109 (31.1) |
| Secondary | 72 (20.5) |
| College diploma and above | 82 (23.4) |
| Living condition | |
| Living alone | 74 (21.1) |
| Living with family | 269 (76.6) |
| Living with friend | 3 (0.9) |
| Living with others | 5 (1.4) |
| Source of support | |
| Self-support | 263 (74.9) |
| Families | 78 (22.2) |
| NGOs | 10 (2.8) |
Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; NGOs, nongovernmental organizations.