Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of People Living with HIV who were Enrolled in  First-Line Antiretroviral Therapy at a Public Health Facility of Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia, 2018

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Name of health facilities	Hospital	252	75.68
Health center	81	24.32
Age (years)	18–24	46	13.81
	25–34	154	46.25
	35–44	90	27.03
45+	43	12.91
Sex	Male	145	43.54
Female	188	56.46
Marital status	Never married	100	30.03
	Married	179	53.75
	Divorced	35	10.51
Widowed	19	5.71
Educational status	No education	36	10.81
	Primary	118	35.44
	Secondary	141	42.34
Tertiary	38	11.41
Religion	Orthodox	206	61.86
	Muslim	10	3.00
	Protestant	92	27.63
	Catholic	23	6.91
Others*	2	0.60
Residence	Urban	262	78.68
Rural	71	21.32
Ethnicity	Gamo	132	39.64
	Gofa	61	18.32
	Wolayita	59	17.72
	Amhara	47	14.11
	Oromo	23	6.91
Others**	11	3.30
Occupational status	Housewife	79	23.72
	Private employee	45	13.51
	Merchant	86	25.83
	Government employee	59	17.72
	Student	37	11.11
Farmer	27	8.11
Current substance use	Yes	148	44.44
No	185	55.56
Disclosure status	Disclosed	134	40.24
Not disclosed	199	59.76

Notes: *Adventist, Gova; **Konso, Gurage, Slite, Tigre.