Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and related variables among study participants, university of Gondar compressive specialized hospital, Gondar town, Ethiopia 2022 (n = 328)
Variable | Category | Frequency(n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–27 | 77 | 23.5 |
28–34 | 73 | 22.3 | |
35–40 | 101 | 30.8 | |
41–47 | 77 | 23.5 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 246 | 75 |
Muslim | 62 | 18.9 | |
Protestant | 18 | 5.5 | |
Other | 2 | 0.6 | |
Residence | Urban | 279 | 85.1 |
Rural | 49 | 17.6 | |
Marital status | Married | 179 | 54.6 |
Unmarried | 149 | 45.4 | |
Education status | Illiterate | 67 | 20.4 |
Able to read and write | 151 | 46.0 | |
College and above | 110 | 33.5 | |
Occupation | Have a job | 166 | 50.6 |
No job | 162 | 49.4 | |
Monthly income (ETB Birr) | 0-1700 | 83 | 25.3 |
1701–4000 | 97 | 29.6 | |
4001–5600 | 69 | 21.0 | |
5601–25,000 | 79 | 24.1 | |
Number of years since diagnosed | 1–7 years | 165 | 50.3 |
> 7 years | 163 | 49.7 | |
Number of years since started ART | 1-7years | 174 | 53.0 |
> 7years | 154 | 47 | |
Partner status on HIV | Positive | 180 | 54.9 |
Negative | 41 | 12.5 | |
Unknown | 30 | 9.1 | |
No partner | 77 | 23.5 | |
Family size | 1-3people | 202 | 61.6 |
>=4 | 126 | 38.4 | |
Number of children | No child | 90 | 27.4 |
Have one or more child | 238 | 72.6 | |
Desire of child in the future | Yes | 199 | 60.7 |
No | 129 | 39.3 | |
Number of children live with HIV | 0 child | 244 | 74.6 |
1 child | 55 | 16.8 | |
>=2children | 28 | 8.5 | |
Number of births in past 5 years | 0 (no birth) | 184 | 56.1 |
1 birth | 118 | 36.0 | |
2 or more | 26 | 7.9 | |
CD4 count | < 500 | 73 | 22.3 |
>=500 | 255 | 77.7 |