Table 1.
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of HIV positive women attending adult ART clinic in Gondar university referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, April 2016 (n = 460)
| Variable | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age in year | 18–24 | 28 (6.1%) |
| 25–34 | 197 (42.8%) | |
| 35–44 | 164 (35.7%) | |
| 45–54 | 55 (12.0%) | |
| >/=55 | 16 (3.5%) | |
| Religion | Orthodox Christian | 345 (75%) |
| Muslim | 74 (16.1%) | |
| Catholic | 12 (2.6%) | |
| Protestant | 23 (5.0%) | |
| Othersa | 6 (1.3%) | |
| Ethnicity | Amhara | 282 (61.3%) |
| Kimant | 78 (17.0%) | |
| Tigray | 68 (14.8%) | |
| Oromo | 13 (2.8%) | |
| Othersb | 19 (4.1%) | |
| Residence | Urban | 353 (76.7%) |
| Rural | 107 (23.3%) | |
| Educational status | No formal education | 217 (47.1%) |
| Primary | 126 (27.4%) | |
| Secondary | 85 (18.5%) | |
| Tertiary | 32 (7.0%) | |
| Marital status | Single | 120 (26.0%) |
| Married | 193 (42.0%) | |
| Divorced | 62 (13.5%) | |
| Widowed | 85 (18.5%) | |
| Number of child /parity/ | Having child | 311(67.6%) |
| Don’t have a child | 149 (32.4%) | |
| Occupation | Self employed | 154 (33.5%) |
| House wife | 102 (22.2%) | |
| Not employed | 74 (16.1%) | |
| Government employee | 40 (8.7%) | |
| Daily laborer | 41 (8.9%) | |
| Employee in private organization | 36 (7.8%) | |
| Othersc | 13 (2.8%) | |
| Monthly income (in USD) | < 35 | 119 (25.8%) |
| 35–50 | 110 (23.9%) | |
| 51–100 | 113 (24.6%) | |
| > 100 | 118 (25.7%) |
Othersa = Adventist and Jewish; Othersb = SNNP and Gambella; Othersc = student and retired