Table 1.

Distribution of HIV/AIDS patients by socio-demographic factors at ALERT hospital ART clinic in, 2015 (n = 417)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent (%)
Sex	Male	166	39.8
	Female	251	60.2
Age	18–29	85	20.4
	30–39	157	37.7
	40–49	116	27.8
	≥50	59	14.1
Marital status	Single	130	31.2
	Divorced	69	16.5
	Widowed	69	16.5
	Married	149	35.7
Education	Unable to read and write	93	22.3
	Primary	141	33.8
	Secondary	137	32.9
	Above secondary	46	11
Religion	Orthodox	302	76.7
	Muslim	59	14.2
	Protestant	32	7.7
	Catholic	6	1.4
Ethnicity	Amhara	202	48.4
	Oromo	98	23.5
	Gurage	78	18.7
	Tigre	39	9.4
Occupation	governmental employee	73	17.5
	Private employee	112	26.9
	House wife	56	13.5
	Merchant	46	11
	Daily labor	46	11
	Student	84	20.1
Income	<1260	244	58.5
	≥1260	173	41.5