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. 2021 Dec 29;13:1149–1158. doi: 10.2147/HIV.S336647

Table 1.

Socio-Demographic Characteristics of HIV Positive Patients on ART in Nekemte Health Facilities, Western Ethiopia, 2020

Variables Category Frequency (361) (%)
Age <25 72 19.9
25–34 137 37.9
35–44 96 26.6
≥45 56 15.6
Sex Male 166 46.0
Female 195 54.0
Residence Urban 383 78.4
Rural 78 21.6
Marital status Single 37 10.3
Married 264 73.1
Divorced 21 5.8
Widowed 39 10.8
Educational status No formal education 79 21.9
Primary 111 30.8
Secondary and preparatory 78 21.6
College and above 93 25.8
Religion Protestant 218 60.4
Orthodox 96 26.6
Muslim 43 11.9
Wakefatta 3 0.83
Others 1 0.28
Employment Government employee 79 21.9
NGO workers 12 3.3
Farmers 46 12.7
Students 34 9.4
Private workers 118 32.7
Daily workers 54 15.0
Retired 5 1.4
Others 13 3.6
Ethnicity Oromo 337 93.4
Amhara 16 4.4
Tigre 3 0.8
Guraghe 5 1.4
Family size ≤3 137 38.0
≥4 224 62.0
Disclosure status Yes 239 66.2
No 122 33.7