Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of recently infected HIV clients in the Amhara regional state, northern Ethiopia, 2021 (N = 3,129).
| Variables | Category | Recency test results | Total (N, %) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recent (N, %) | Long term (N, %) | |||
| Age in years (N = 3,129) | 15–20 | 9 (4.7) | 182 (95.3) | 191 (6.1) |
| 21–25 | 53 (10.6) | 445 (89.4) | 498 (15.9) | |
| 26–30 | 82 (11.1) | 656 (88.9) | 738 (23.6) | |
| 31–35 | 76 (13.6) | 482 (86.4) | 558 (17.8) | |
| 36–40 | 88 (18.8) | 379 (81.2) | 467 (14.9) | |
| 41–45 | 46 (16.4) | 235 (83.6) | 281 (9.0) | |
| 46–50 | 30 (14.0) | 184 (86) | 214 (6.8) | |
| ≥51 | 59 (32.4) | 123 (67.6) | 182 (5.8) | |
| Sex (N = 3,129) | Male | 115 (10.9) | 1,742 (84.2) | 1,059 (33.8) |
| Female | 328 (15.8) | 944 (89.1) | 2,070 (66.2) | |
| Residency (N = 3,129) | Urban | 329 (14.6) | 1,927 (85.4) | 2,256 (72.1) |
| Rural | 114 (13.1) | 759 (86.9) | 873 (27.9) | |
| Type of current residency (N = 3,107) | Homeless | 73 (28.5) | 183 (71.5) | 256 (8.2) |
| Shelter | 23 (11.7) | 173 (88.3) | 196 (6.3) | |
| Prison | 4 (21.1) | 15 (78.9) | 19 (0.6) | |
| Others | 6 (14.6) | 35 (85.4) | 41 (1.3) | |
| House/apartment | 336 (12.9) | 2,259 (87.1) | 2,595 (83.5) | |
| Marital status (N = 3,105) | Not married/cohabiting | 301 (15.7) | 1,613 (84.3) | 1,914 (61.6) |
| Married/cohabiting | 138 (11.6) | 1,053 (88.4) | 1,191 (38.4) | |
| Current occupation (N = 3,069) | Commercial sex workers | 122 (27.9) | 316 (72.1) | 438 (14.3) |
| Casual Laborers | 130 (12.8) | 888 (87.2) | 1,018 (33.2) | |
| Governmental/non-governmental organization | 25 (12.3) | 178 (87.7) | 203 (6.6) | |
| Self/private business employed | 52 (12.1) | 378 (87.9) | 430 (14.0) | |
| Unemployed/jobless | 17 (11.2) | 135 (88.8) | 152 (5.0) | |
| Housewife | 28 (9.3) | 273 (90.3) | 301 (9.8) | |
| Others | 7 (19.4) | 29 (80.6) | 36 (1.2) | |
| Farmers | 54 (11.0) | 437 (89) | 491 (16.0) | |
| Educational status (N = 1,442) | No formal education | 62 (9.9) | 562 (90.1) | 624 (43.3) |
| Primary | 63 (12.7) | 435 (87.3) | 498 (34.5) | |
| Secondary and above | 49 (15.3) | 271 (84.7) | 320 (22.2) | |
| Permanent and current residency is different | No | 384 (14.3) | 2,302 (85.7) | 2,686 (85.8) |
| Yes | 59 (13.3) | 384 (86.7) | 443 (14.2) | |
| Recent history of commercial sex practice (N = 1,959) | No | 168 (12.5) | 1,174 (87.5) | 1,342 (68.5) |
| Yes | 138 (22.4) | 479 (77.6) | 617 (31.5) | |
| Contact with index case (N = 3,093) | No | 384 (15.1) | 2,166 (84.9) | 2,550 (82.4) |
| Yes | 56 (10.3) | 487 (89.7) | 543 (17.6) | |
| Illicit drug use (N = 3,057) | No | 406 (13.5) | 2,602 (86.5) | 3,008 (98.4) |
| Yes | 15 (30.6) | 34 (69.4) | 49 (1.6) | |
| Invasive medical procedure (N = 3,103) | No | 418 (13.8) | 2,613 (86.2) | 3,031 (97.7) |
| Yes | 16 (22.2) | 56 (77.8) | 72 (2.3) | |
| Zone of current residency (N = 3,115) | Bahir Dar city | 99 (23.2) | 327 (76.8) | 426 (13.7) |
| Central Gondar | 23 (17.7) | 107 (82.3) | 130 (4.2) | |
| West Gojjam | 50 (16.5) | 253 (83.5) | 303 (9.7) | |
| North Shewa | 16 (16.5) | 81 (83.5) | 97 (3.1) | |
| South Gondar | 32 (15.7) | 172 (84.3) | 204 (6.5) | |
| Other regions | 5 (15.6) | 27 (84.4) | 32 (1.0) | |
| Dessie city | 5 (13.2) | 33 (86.8) | 38 (1.2) | |
| North Wollo | 37 (13.1) | 245 (86.9) | 282 (9.1) | |
| North Gondar | 27 (13.0) | 181 (87) | 208 (6.7) | |
| Gondar city | 11 (12.5) | 77 (87.5) | 88 (2.8) | |
| East Gojjam | 64 (12.1) | 465 (87.9) | 529 (17.0) | |
| Awi | 12 (11.3) | 94 (88.7) | 106 (3.4) | |
| Waghimra | 3 (10.7) | 25 (89.3) | 28 (0.9) | |
| Oromo zone | 4 (10.0) | 36 (90) | 40 (1.3) | |
| South Wollo | 47 (8.9) | 484 (91.1) | 531 (17.0) | |
| West Gondar | 5 (6.8) | 68 (93.2) | 73 (2.3) | |
| HIV diagnosis year | 2011 E.C | 7 (20.6) | 27 (79.4) | 34 (1.1) |
| 2012 E.C | 236 (16.1) | 1,229 (83.9) | 1,465 (46.8) | |
| 2013 E.C | 200 (12.3) | 1,430 (87.7) | 1,630 (52.1) | |
| Ever been tested before (N = 3,107) | No | 287 (13.1) | 1,900 (86.9) | 2,187 (70.4) |
| Yes | 156 (17.0) | 764 (83) | 920 (29.6) | |
| Detected via voluntary testing | No (Other outlets) | 288 (14.0) | 1,766 (86) | 2,054 (65.6) |
| Yes (at VCT) | 155 (14.4) | 920 (85.6) | 1,075 (34.4) | |