Table 1.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants, Bishoftu, Ethiopia, 2018
| Variables | Frequency(n = 475) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 235 | 49.50 |
| Muslim | 171 | 36.00 |
| Protestant | 51 | 10.70 |
| Catholic | 18 | 3.80 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Oromo | 215 | 45.30 |
| Amhara | 174 | 36.60 |
| Tigrie | 57 | 12.00 |
| Gurage | 29 | 6.10 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 298 | 62.70 |
| Divorced | 80 | 16. 90 |
| Widowed | 57 | 12.00 |
| Single | 40 | 8.40 |
| Parity | ||
| None(nullipara) | 103 | 21.70 |
| One | 228 | 48.00 |
| Two-four(multi para) | 114 | 24.00 |
| >four(grand para) | 30 | 6.30 |
| Educational level of the participant | ||
| Illitrate | 319 | 67.20 |
| Litrate | 156 | 32.80 |
| Occupational status of the participant | ||
| Unemployed | 112 | 23.60 |
| Gov’t employed | 252 | 53.00 |
| Self-employed | 111 | 23.40 |
| Educational level of the participants’ husband (n = 298) | ||
| Illiterate | 194 | 65.10 |
| Literate | 104 | 34.90 |
| Occupational status of participants’ husband (n = 298) | ||
| Unemployed | 7 | 2.35 |
| Employed | 240 | 80.54 |
| Self-employed | 51 | 17.11 |
| Monthly income in ETB (n = 475) | ||
| 1st quartile(≤800) | 138 | 29.00 |
| 2nd quartile(801–1100) | 100 | 21.10 |
| 3rd quartile(1101–200) | 122 | 25.70 |
| 4th quartile(> 2000) | 115 | 24.20 |
| WHO clinical stage of HIV/AIDS | ||
| 1 | 195 | 41.10 |
| 2 | 191 | 40.20 |
| 3 | 51 | 10.70 |
| 4 | 38 | 8.00 |
| Duration of HIV infection | ||
| < 4 year | 236 | 49.70 |
| 4–8 year | 143 | 30.10 |
| > 8 year | 96 | 20.20 |
| Duration on ART | ||
| < 4 year | 240 | 50.50 |
| 4–8 year | 148 | 31.20 |
| > 8 year | 87 | 18.30 |
ETB Ethiopian birr (1ETB~27US$)