Table 1.

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Patients Living with HIV/AIDS at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital ART Clinic, 2019 (n=410)

Characteristics	Category	Frequency	Percent
Sex	Male	177	43.2
	Female	233	56.8
Age	15–24	61	14.9
	25–49	320	78.0
	50–64	27	6.6
	≥65	2	0.5
Residence	Urban	330	80.5
	Rural	80	19.5
Marital status	Married	267	65.1
	Unmarried	82	20.0
	Divorced	38	9.3
	Widowed	23	5.6
Ethnicity	Wolaita	307	74.9
	Others	103	25.1
Religion	Protestant	229	55.9
	Orthodox	161	39.3
	Others	20	4.9
Educational status	Unable to read and write	20	4.9
	Read and write	34	8.3
	First cycle (Grade 1–4)	41	10
	Second cycle (Grade 5–8)	166	40.5
	High school and preparatory (Grade 9–12)	111	27.1
	Tertiary education (Above Grade 12)	38	9.3
Occupation status	Merchant	54	13.2
	Government employed	49	12.0
	Privately employed	131	32
	Day laborer	67	16.3
	Student	45	11.0
	Housewife	50	12.2
	Jobless	14	3.4
Average monthly Income (ETB)	≤500	215	52.4
	501–1000	78	19
	1001–1500	17	4.1
	≥1501	100	24.4