Sexual life and fertility desire in long-term HIV serodiscordant couples in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a grounded theory study

Table 1 Background information of research participants from discordant relationship, December 2010 - March 2011 (n=28)

Characteristics of participants		Frequency
Sex	Male	15
	Female	13
Age	35 years old and below	13
	Above 35 years old	15
Duration since being married/in Union	5 Years and below	5
	Above 5 years	23
Educational level	Illiterate	1
	Primary education (1-8grade)	8
	Secondary education [9–12]	12
	Tertiary and above (college & above)	7
Employment Status	Employed at formal sector	18
	Self employed	3
	Unemployed	7
HIV serostatus	HIV positive	19
	HIV negative	9
Duration since knowing HIV test result	1 – 5 years	12
	Above 5 years	16

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