Table 1.

Socioeconomic status of HIV/AIDS patients on ART who enrolled in the ART clinic at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in March 2021.

Variable	Category	Weight change				Total
		<5%		≥5%
		TLD	TLE	TLD	TLE
Sex	Male, n (%)	39 (42.9%)	57 (57.6%)	52 (57.1%)	42 (42.4%)	190 (100.0%)
	Female, n (%)	35 (29.2%)	54 (48.2%)	85 (70.8%)	58 (51.8%)	232 (100.0%)
	Total	74 (35.1%)	111 (52.6%)	137 (64.9%)	100 (47.4%)	422 (100.0%)
Marital status	Single	15 (36.6%)	24 (51.1%)	26 (63.4%)	23 (48.9%)	88 (100.0%)
	Married	46 (36.2%)	64 (56.1%)	81 (63.8%)	50 (43.9%)	241 (100.0%)
	Divorced	8 (38.1%)	10 (43.5%)	13 (61.9%)	13 (56.5%)	44 (100.0%)
	Widowed	5 (22.7%)	13 (48.1%)	17 (77.3%)	14 (51.9%)	49 (100.0%)
	Total	74 (35.1%)	111 (52.6%)	137 (64.9%)	100 (47.4%)	422 (100.0%)
Educational status	Illiterates	10 (23.8%)	19 (47.5%)	32 (76.2%)	21 (52.5%)	82 (100.0%)
	Primary	31 (36.0%)	51 (56.7%)	55 (64.0%)	39 (43.3%)	176 (100.0%)
	Secondary	23 (41.8%)	27 (50.0%)	32 (58.2%)	27 (50.0%)	109 (100.0%)
	College and above	10 (35.7%)	14 (51.9%)	18 (64.3%)	13 (48.1%)	55 (100.0%)
	Total	74 (35.1%)	111 (52.6%)	137 (64.9%)	100 (47.4%)	422 (100.0%)