Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of HIV-infected patients in Eastern Zone Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Gender	Male	145	36.8
	Female	249	63.2
Age	18–24	23	5.8
	25–34	64	16.2
	35–44	157	39.8
	≥45	150	38.1
Marital status	Married	126	32
	Single	81	20.6
	Divorced	106	26.9
	Widowed	81	20.6
Level of education	Can’t read and write	194	49.2
	Can read and Write	80	20.3
	Primary school	69	17.5
	Secondary school	36	9.1
	Diploma and above	15	3.8
Occupation	Farmer	139	35.3
	Housewife	44	11.2
	Governmental employee	35	8.9
	Daily worker	49	12.4
	Merchant	37	9.4
	No work	83	21.1
	Other	7	1.8
Religion	Orthodox	381	96.7
	Muslim	6	1.5
	Catholic	6	1.5
	Other	1	0.3
Ethnicity	Tigray	392	99.5
	Amhara	2	0.5
Residence	Urban	207	52.5
	Rural	187	47.5
House owner	No	160	40.6
	Yes	234	59.4
Family size	≤ 3	174	44.2
	4–6	196	49.7
	>  6	24	6.1
Monthly income	< 193	16	4.1
	193–420	77	19.5
	421–1700	200	50.8
	> 1700	101	25.6