Table 1.

socio-demographic characteristics of PLWHA of reproductive age group in Addis Ababa city region, Ethiopia, 2017

Characteristic	Categories	Number (n)	Percentage (%)
Sex	Male	88	13.8
	Female	548	86.2
Age at interview in years	20-24	36	5.7
	25-29	94	14.8
	30-34	193	30.3
	35-49	193	30.3
	40-44	83	13.1
	45-49	37	5.8
Marital status	Single	59	9.3
	Married/Cohabited partner	362	56.9
	Separated/Divorced	9	1.4
	Widowed/ widower	206	32.4
Spouse/partner Educational level	Illiterate	20	3.1
	Primary	105	15.5
	Secondary	270	42.5
	Technical/vocational	133	21.9
	Tertiary and above	89	14.9
	Didn’t know spouse/partners educational level	19	2.1
Educational level	Illiterate	6	1.0
	Primary	161	25.3
	Secondary	287	45.1
	Technical/vocational	108	17.0
	Tertiary and above	74	11.6
Religion	Orthodox	264	41.5
	Muslim	73	11.5
	Catholic	185	29.1
	Protestant	114	17.9
Occupation of spouse/partner	Unemployed	24	3.8
	Private business/merchant	113	17.8
	Farmers	67	10.5
	Government employee	81	12.7
	Daily laborer	300	47.2
	Housewife	15	2.4
	Others	36	5.6
Occupation	Unemployed	119	18.7
	Private business/merchant	194	30.5
	Farmers	65	10.2
	Government employee	57	9.0
	Daily laborer	27	4.3
	Housewife	149	23.4
	Others	25	3.9
Biological children	Yes	439	69.0
	No	197	31.0
Total # of living children respondents have	None	197	30.9
	1	170	26.8
	2	171	26.9
	3+	98	15.4