Table 1.
Baseline sociodemographic and baseline characteristics of adult patients with HIV on ART in Amhara region, 2008–2016
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
| Age, years | ||
| 25–34 | 547 | 53.89 |
| 35–44 | 333 | 32.81 |
| 45–54 | 104 | 10.25 |
| 55–64 | 26 | 2.56 |
| >65 | 6 | 0.59 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 478 | 47.05 |
| Male | 538 | 52.95 |
| Educational status | ||
| No education | 315 | 31.34 |
| Primary education | 201 | 20.00 |
| Secondary education | 371 | 36.92 |
| Tertiary education | 118 | 11.74 |
| Missing | 11 | 0.01 |
| Occupation | ||
| Unemployed | 370 | 36.42 |
| Governmental | 286 | 28.15 |
| Non-governmental | 21 | 2.06 |
| Private | 66 | 6.50 |
| Daily labourers | 254 | 25.00 |
| Missing | 19 | 1.87 |
| WHO stages | ||
| Stage I | 393 | 45.54 |
| Stage II | 66 | 7.65 |
| Stage III | 324 | 37.54 |
| Stage IV | 80 | 9.27 |
| Functional status | ||
| Working | 871 | 86 |
| Ambulatory | 114 | 11.25 |
| Bedridden | 28 | 2.75 |
| CPT given | ||
| No | 742 | 74.35 |
| Yes | 256 | 25.65 |
| INH given | ||
| No | 746 | 75.13 |
| Yes | 247 | 24.87 |
ART, antiretroviral therapy; CPT, cotrimoxazole prophylaxis therapy; INH, isoniazid.