Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants for late presentation to HIV/AIDS care in Gurage zone public health facilities, n = 317, Sep. 2015 to Nov. 2016
| Variable description | ART initiation condition | |
|---|---|---|
| Case | Control | |
| Count (%) | Count (%) | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 84 (52.5) | 44 (28.0) |
| Female | 76 (47.5) | 113 (72.0) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 64 (40.0) | 67 (42.7) |
| Married | 33 (20.6) | 23 (14.6) |
| Divorce | 32 (20.0) | 44 (28.0) |
| Widowed | 31 (19.4) | 23 (14.6) |
| Highest education | ||
| None or can’t get formal education | 49 (30.6) | 78 (49.7) |
| Elementary | 35 (21.9) | 8 (5.1) |
| Secondary | 36 (22.5) | 20 (12.7) |
| College graduate and above | 40 (25.0) | 51 (32.5) |
| Occupational status | ||
| Unemployed | 23 (14.4) | 12 (7.6) |
| Student | 7 (4.4) | 8 (5.1) |
| House wife | 49 (30.6) | 74 (47.1) |
| Employed | 81 (50.6) | 63 (40.1) |
| Wealth index | ||
| Poor | 67 (41.9) | 35 (22.3) |
| Medium | 40 (25.0) | 63 (40.1) |
| Rich | 53 (33.1) | 59 (37.6) |
| Time living with HIV | ||
| Less than 1 year | 46 (28.8) | 31 (19.7) |
| 1–5 years | 51 (31.9) | 24 (15.3) |
| Greater than 5 years | 63 (39.4) | 102 (65.0) |