Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of women living with HIV attending hospitals, 2019 (n= 357).
| Variable | Categories | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residence | Urban | 332 | 93.0 |
| - | Rural | 25 | 7.0 |
| Age | 18-24 | 54 | 15.1 |
| - | 25-49 | 290 | 81.2 |
| - | >50 | 13 | 3.6 |
| Marital Status | Married | 134 | 37.5 |
| - | Single | 100 | 28.0 |
| - | Widowed | 77 | 21.6 |
| - | Divorced | 46 | 12.9 |
| No of living children | Nulliparous/No children | 173 | 48.5 |
| - | 1-3 | 142 | 39.8 |
| - | 4-6 | 42 | 11.8 |
| Education | No formal education | 166 | 46.5 |
| - | Formal education | 191 | 53.5 |
| Ethnicity | Amhara | 130 | 36.4 |
| - | Somali | 113 | 31.7 |
| - | Oromo | 65 | 18.2 |
| - | Southern Nations | 31 | 8.7 |
| - | Others | 18 | 5 |
| Faith | Islam | 165 | 46.2 |
| - | Orthodox | 151 | 42.3 |
| - | Catholic | 12 | 3.4 |
| - | Protestant | 29 | 8.1 |
| Occupation | Unemployed | 129 | 36.1 |
| - | Student | 89 | 24.9 |
| - | Self-employed | 55 | 15.4 |
| - | Government employee | 84 | 23.5 |
| Income in ETB | <1400 | 173 | 48.5 |
| - | 1400-3800 | 80 | 22.4 |
| - | >3800 | 104 | 29.1 |