Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants, in Amhara region referral hospitals, Ethiopia, May 2013 (n = 803)
From: Contraceptive use and method preference among HIV-positive women in Amhara region, Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Hospital | ||
Gondar | 298 | 37.1 |
Dessie | 344 | 42.8 |
Debre Markos | 161 | 20.0 |
Age group (years) | ||
15–24 | 67 | 8.3 |
25–29 | 197 | 24.5 |
30–34 | 212 | 26.4 |
35–39 | 202 | 25.5 |
40–49 | 125 | 15.6 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 729 | 90.8 |
Rural | 74 | 9.2 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 55 | 6.8 |
Married | 349 | 43.5 |
Divorced | 193 | 24.0 |
Widowed | 184 | 22.9 |
Separated | 22 | 2.7 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox Christian | 539 | 67.1 |
Muslim | 249 | 30.8 |
Protestant | 16 | 2.0 |
Others | 1 | 0.1 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 777 | 96.8 |
Tigray | 21 | 2.6 |
Others | 5 | 0.6 |
Educational level | ||
Not able to read and write | 218 | 27.1 |
Able to read and write | 157 | 19.6 |
Primary school (1–8) | 162 | 20.2 |
Secondary School (9–12) | 219 | 27.3 |
College or University level | 47 | 5.9 |
Occupation | ||
Daily labourer | 196 | 24.4 |
Farmer | 59 | 7.3 |
Government employee | 71 | 8.8 |
Housewife | 282 | 35.1 |
Merchant | 126 | 15.7 |
Others | 69 | 8.6 |
Monthly household income (EBR)a | ||
< 300.00 | 219 | 27.3 |
300.00–600.00 | 191 | 23.8 |
601.00–1000.00 | 232 | 28.9 |
> 1000.00 | 161 | 20.0 |