Table 1.
Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients who were on cotrimoxazole prophylactic therapy (CPT) in selected public hospitals (JH and DRH), Eastern Ethiopia within September 2015–August 2016.
| Variables | JH (%) | DRH (%) | Overall (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | <5 | 0 (0.0) | 10 (4.0) | 10 (1.8) |
| 5–14 | 7 (2.3) | 6 (2.4) | 13 (2.3) | |
| >14 | 298 (97.7) | 235 (93.6) | 533 (95.9) | |
| Sex | Male | 101 (33.1) | 115 (45.8) | 216 (38.8) |
| Female | 204 (69.9) | 136 (54.2) | 340 (61.2) | |
| Marital status | Married | 148 (48.2) | 95 (37.8) | 243 (43.7) |
| Single | 40 (13.1) | 54 (21.5) | 94 (16.9) | |
| Widowed | 45 (14.8) | 51 (20.3) | 96 (17.3) | |
| Divorced | 65 (21.6) | 35 (13.9) | 100 (17.9) | |
| Religion | Muslim | 77 (25.2) | 92 (36.7) | 169 (30.4) |
| Orthodox | 193 (63.3) | 109 (43.4) | 302 (54.3) | |
| Protestant | 33 (10.8) | 46 (18.3) | 79 (14.2) | |
| Others∗ | 2 (0.7) | 4 (1.6) | 6 (1.1) | |
| Educational level | No formal education/under age | 72 (23.6) | 50 (19.9) | 122 (21.9) |
| Primary school | 129 (42.3) | 94 (37.5) | 223 (40.1) | |
| Secondary school | 72 (23.6) | 74 (29.5) | 146 (26.3) | |
| College and above | 30 (10.5) | 33 (13.1) | 63 (11.3) | |
| Pregnancy status | Yes | 17 (8.34) | 2 (1.47) | 19 (5.6) |
| 1st trimester | 4 (23.53) | 2 (100) | 6 (31.6) | |
| 2nd trimester | 7 (41.17) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (36.8) | |
| 3rd trimester | 6 (35.3) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (31.6) | |
| No | 187 (91.66) | 134 (98.53) | 321 (94.4) |
JH, Jugel hospital; DRH, Dilchora referral hospital; y, year; CPT, cotrimoxazole prophylactic therapy. Others∗ refer to Catholic, Pagan, or Jova witness believers.