Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of PLWHIV in Shewarobit Health Center, Shewarobit district, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2018
| Variables | Categories | Cases (# (%)) | Controls (# (%)) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years | 19–24 | 13 (21.3) | 20 (10.9) |
| 25–29 | 10 (16.4) | 31 (16.4) | |
| 30–39 | 16 (26.2) | 54 (29.5) | |
| 40+ | 22 (47.5) | 78 (42.6) | |
| Sex | Male | 29 (47.5) | 73 (39.9) |
| Female | 32 (52.5) | 110 (60.1) | |
| Educational status | Unable to read and write | 27 (44.3) | 83 (45.4) |
| Primary (grade 1–8) | 18 (29.5) | 64 (34.9) | |
| Secondary (grade 9–12) | 8 (13.1) | 24 (13.1) | |
| College and above | 8 (13.1) | 12 (6.6) | |
| Window(s) condition | Covered window | 19 (31.1) | 81 (44.3) |
| Uncovered window | 24 (39.3) | 57 (31.1) | |
| No window | 18 (29.5) | 45 (24.6) | |
| Hole(s) wall of the house | Yes | 16 (26.2) | 20 (10.9) |
| No | 45 (73.8) | 163 (89.1) | |
| Occupation | Farmer | 19 (31.2) | 49 (26.8) |
| Small trade/business | 16 (26.2) | 72 (39.3) | |
| Employed (govt/private) | 13 (21.3) | 29 (15.8) | |
| Daily laborer | 7 (11.5) | 18 (9.8) | |
| Others (student/jobless) | 6 (9.8) | 15 (8.2) | |
| Current marital status | Married | 42 (68.9) | 145 (79.2) |
| Not married | 19 (31.2) | 38 (20.8) | |
| Residence | Rural | 22 (36.1) | 64 (35.0) |
| Urban | 39 (63.9) | 119 (65.0) | |
| Length of stay in Shewarobit | < 5 years | 7 (11.5) | 18 (9.8) |
| ≥ 5 years | 54 (88.5) | 165 (90.2) | |
| Monthly income in ETB | ≤ 600 | 25 (41.0) | 54 (29.5) |
| 601–900 | 23 (37.7) | 77 (42.1) | |
| 901–1399 | 7 (11.5) | 27 (14.8) | |
| ≥ 1400 | 18 (29.5) | 25 (13.7) | |
| Health education on HIV-malaria interaction | Yes | 13 (21.3) | 73 (39.9) |
| No | 48 (78.7) | 110 (60.1) | |
| Good perception of risk of HIV-malaria co-infections | Yes | 21 (34.0) | 123 (67.0) |
| No | 40 (66.0) | 60 (33.0) | |
| Daily CTX use | Yes | 19 (31.2) | 122 (66.7) |
| No | 42 (68.9) | 61 (33.3) | |
| IRS within the past 6 month | Yes | 28 (45.9) | 159 (86.9) |
| No | 33 (54.1) | 24 (31.1) | |
| ITN used | Yes | 19 (31.1) | 141 (77.1) |
| No | 42 (68.9) | 42 (23.0) |
HE health education, CTX cotrimoxazole, ETB Ethiopian Birr, IRS insecticide residual sprayed