Table 4.

Socio-demographic factor associated with EQ-5D and EQ-VAS score of patients with HIV/AIDS, TASH, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 511)

Patient characteristics	EQ-5D			EQ-VAS
	Median [IQR]	Mean rank	p value	Median [IQR]	Mean rank	p value
Gender
Male	0.96 [0.86–1]	261	0.54	85 [70,90]	252	0.65
Female	0.94 [0.87–1]	253		80 [70–95]	258
Age
18–29	0.94 [0.84–0.97]	232	0.004*	80 [60–90]	217	< 0.001*
30–39	0.96 [0.88–1]	282		85 [70–95]	284
40–49	0.94 [0.88–1]	259		85 [70–95]	271
50–59	0.94 [0.86–1]	260		80 [70–90]	250
> 60	0.89 [0.75–0.97]	192		65 [50–85.5]	177
Marital status
Unmarried	0.96 [0.85–1]	253	0.11	80 [70–95]	251	0.26
Married	0.96 [0.88–1]	268		85 [70–95]	268
Divorced	0.94 [0.88–0.97]	250		80 [65–90]	243
Widowed	0.92 [0.86–0.97]	216		80 [60–90]	224
Education
No formal education	0.94 [0.86–0.97]	233	0.27	80 [65–90]	234	0.24
Grade(1–4)	0.94 [0.86–1]	255		80 [64.75–91.25]	245
Grade (5–8)	0.94 [0.88–1]	250		80 [70–90]	246
High school	0.94 [0.86–1]	252		80 [70–95]	262
TVET/diploma	0.96 [0.88–1]	276		85 [70–95]	280
1st degree and above	0.97 [0.89–1]	301		90 [78.75–95]	293
Occupational status
Employed	0.97 [0.88–1]	280	0.001*	85 [75–93.75]	280	0.008*
Private business	0.94 [0.88–1]	261		85 [70–90]	255
Pensioner	0.85 [0.83–93]	146		70 [45–80]	261
Student	0.94 [0.87–0.97]	228		80 [60–85]	194
Housewife	094 [0.88–1]	258		80 [70–95]	267
Others**	0.86 [0.66–0.94]	164		60 [50–95]	196
Monthly income
< 1700 ETB	0.94 [0.85–0.99]	225	0.001*	80 [65–90]	218	0.007*
1700–5000 ETB	0.94 [0.87–0.97]	233		80 [70–90]	241
> 5000 ETB	0.97 [0.77–0.97]	299		90 [80–96.5]	293
Smoking status
Daily	0.99	388	0.27	–	293	0.49
Occasionally	0.9 [0.71–1]	215		77.5 [55–92.5]	210
Not at all	0.94 [0.87–0.94]	257		80 [70–90]	257
Alcohol consumption
Never	0.94 [0.88–1]	258	0.77	80 [70–95]	260	0.63
Monthly or less	0.94 [0.86–0.97]	242		77.5 [70–90]	237
2–4 times a month	0.97 [0.8–1]	268		85 [70–90]	256
2–3 times a week	0.97 [0.88–1]	275		75	271
Disclosure status
Yes	0. 94 [0.87–1]	257	0.09	80 [70–90]	257	0.35
No	0.88 [0.67–1]	175		75 [70–90]	211

TVET, Technical and Vocational Education and Training

*Significant value

**Others: Seasonal and unemployed