Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of HIV-positive people at Zewditu Memorial Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 2014 (n = 417).
| Variables | Categories | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age in years | 18–27 | 22 (5.3) |
| 28–37 | 139 (33.3) | |
| 38–47 | 160 (38.4) | |
| 48–57 | 75 (18.0) | |
| ≥58 | 21 (5.0) | |
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| Sex | Male | 174 (41.7) |
| Female | 243 (58.3) | |
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| Ethnicity | Amhara | 231 (55.4) |
| Oromo | 63 (15.1) | |
| Tigre | 75 (18.0) | |
| Gurage | 37 (8.9) | |
| Other∗ | 11 (2.6) | |
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| Marital status | Married | 188 (45.1) |
| Single | 116 (27.8) | |
| Divorced | 57 (13.7) | |
| Widowed | 56 (13.4) | |
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| Religion | Orthodox | 333 (79.8) |
| Muslim | 32 (7.7) | |
| Protestant | 42 (10.1) | |
| Catholic | 10 (2.4) | |
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| Educational status | No formal education | 9 (2.2) |
| Primary | 106 (25.4) | |
| Secondary | 152 (36.5) | |
| Tertiary | 150 (35.9) | |
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| Occupation | Unemployed | 203 (48.7) |
| Employed | 214 (51.3) | |
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| Monthly income | <749 | 93 (22.3) |
| 750–1199 | 52 (12.5) | |
| ≥1200 | 272 (65.2) | |
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| With whom you are living | Alone | 138 (33.1) |
| Partner | 183 (43.9) | |
| Family | 96 (23.0) | |
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| Social support | Good | 205 (49.2) |
| Poor | 212 (50.8) | |
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| Depression | Presence | 197 (47.2) |
| Absence | 220 (52.8) | |
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| Perceived stigma | Yes | 234 (56.1) |
| No | 183 (43.9) | |
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| Ever substance use | Yes | 68 (16.3) |
| No | 349 (83.7) | |
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| Current substance use | Yes | 7 (1.7) |
| No | 410 (98.3) | |
Other∗ = Wolayta, Hadiya, and Afar.