Table 2.
Rate of bacterial pneumonia with regard to the sociodemographic characteristics among pneumonia suspected HIV patients in ART clinics of Mekelle zone, Northern Ethiopia, August 2016-December 2016.
| Variables | Bacterial occurrence | Total | |
| Positive N (%) | Negative N (%) | ||
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| Gender | |||
| Male | 59 (46.6) | 68 (53.5) | 127 |
| Female | 51 (40.8) | 74(59.2) | 125 |
| Age (in years) | |||
| 18-29 | 15 (50) | 15 (50) | 30 |
| 30-39 | 47 (48) | 51 (52) | 98 |
| 40-49 | 34 (45.3) | 41 (54.7) | 75 |
| 50-67 | 14 (28.6) | 35 (71.4) | 49 |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 95 (42.4) | 129 (57.6) | 224 |
| Rural | 15 (53.6) | 13 (46.4) | 28 |
| Occupation | |||
| Farmer | 9 (47.4) | 10 (52.6) | 19 |
| Employed | 32 (41) | 46 (59) | 78 |
| Unemployed | 46 (41.8) | 64 (58.2) | 110 |
| Self-employed | 23 (51.1) | 22 (48.9) | 45 |
| Educational level | |||
| Illiterate | 14 (33.3) | 28 (66.7) | 42 |
| Read and write | 10 (30.3) | 23 (69.7) | 33 |
| 1-8 | 37 (46.3) | 43 (53.7) | 80 |
| 9-12 | 30 (50.8) | 29 (49.2) | 59 |
| College and above | 19 (50) | 19 (50) | 38 |