Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of sexually active HIV positive reproductive age women attending ART clinics in Amhara region referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 421)
Variables | Frequency | Percent % |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–24 | 33 | 7.8 |
25–34 | 214 | 50.8 |
≥ 35 | 174 | 41.4 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 381 | 90.5 |
Rural | 40 | 9.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 419 | 99.5 |
Tigre | 2 | 0.5 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 333 | 79 |
Muslim | 84 | 20 |
Protestant | 4 | 1 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 213 | 50.6 |
Single | 50 | 11.9 |
Divorced | 81 | 19.2 |
Widowed | 77 | 18.3 |
Educational status | ||
No formal education | 151 | 35.9 |
Primary education | 119 | 28.2 |
Secondary and above | 151 | 35.9 |
Occupation | ||
Student | 15 | 3.6 |
Farmer | 12 | 2.8 |
Government employed | 53 | 12.6 |
Daily laborer | 53 | 12.6 |
Merchant | 76 | 18.1 |
House wife | 179 | 42.5 |
Private employed | 33 | 7.8 |