Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of HIV‐positive women in Addis Ababa health centers, February 2016
| Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Age category | |
| 21–30 | 207 (35.6) |
| 31–40 | 259 (44.6) |
| >40 | 115 (19.8) |
| Religion | |
| Orthodox | 458 (78.8) |
| Protestant | 72 (12.4) |
| Catholic | 4 (0.7) |
| Muslim | 47 (8.1) |
| Educational status | |
| Illiterates | 150 (25.8) |
| Primary school | 198 (34.1) |
| Secondary school and above | 233 (40.1) |
| Occupational status | |
| Governmental/NGO employee | 243 (41.8) |
| Self‐employed | 167 (28.7) |
| Unemployed | 171 (29.4) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 133 (23) |
| Married | 239 (41) |
| Divorced/widowed/separated | 209 (36) |
| Household income per month | |
| <700 | 159 (27.4) |
| 700–2000 | 309 (53.2) |
| >2000 | 113 (19.4) |
| Duration of HIV diagnosis (years) | |
| <4 | 235 (40.4) |
| 4–8 | 219 (37.7) |
| 8–12 | 107 (18.4) |
| >12 | 20 (3.4) |
| ART treatment | |
| On ART | 541 (93.1) |
| Not on ART | 40 (6.9) |
| Know someone with cervical cancer | |
| Yes | 61 (10.5) |
| No | 520 (89.5) |