Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants at South Wollo Zone hospitals, Northeast Ethiopia, 2013 (n = 440)
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Sex of caregiver | ||
Male | 159 | 36.1 |
Female | 281 | 63.9 |
Age of caregiver (in years) | ||
<20 | 16 | 3.6 |
21-30 | 118 | 26.8 |
31-40 | 162 | 36.8 |
≥41 | 143 | 32.6 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 409 | 93.0 |
Tigire | 18 | 4.1 |
Oromo | 10 | 2.3 |
Others* | 3 | 0.7 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 60 | 13.6 |
Married | 240 | 54.5 |
Divorced | 70 | 15.9 |
Widowed | 70 | 15.9 |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 245 | 55.7 |
Orthodox Christian | 182 | 41.4 |
Protestant | 13 | 3.0 |
Educational status of the caregiver | ||
Can’t read and write | 223 | 50.7 |
Primary school(1–8 grade) | 116 | 26.4 |
Secondary or above | 101 | 23.0 |
Substance use of caregivers | ||
User | 44 | 10.0 |
Non-user | 396 | 90.0 |
Caregivers income (Ethiopian Birr) | ||
<=300 | 46 | 10.5 |
300-999 | 237 | 53.9 |
≥1000 | 157 | 35.7 |
Occupation | ||
Merchant | 106 | 24.1 |
House wife | 90 | 20.5 |
Farmer | 165 | 37.5 |
Government employee | 65 | 14.8 |
Other** | 14 | 3.2 |
Age of children (in years) | ||
<4 | 34 | 7.7 |
5-9 | 156 | 37.5 |
10-14 | 241 | 54.8 |
Sex of children | ||
Male | 210 | 47.7 |
Female | 230 | 52.3 |
Children’s caregiver | ||
Biological parents | 343 | 78.0 |
Other relatives and guardian | 97 | 22.1 |
WHO Clinical stage | ||
Stage I | 60 | 13.6 |
Stage II | 214 | 48.6 |
Stage III | 161 | 36.6 |
Stage IV | 5 | 1.1 |
Baseline CD4 count | ||
<200 | 159 | 36.1 |
200-499 | 224 | 50.9 |
≥500 | 57 | 13.0 |
Current CD4 count | ||
<200 | 6 | 1.4 |
200-499 | 187 | 42.5 |
≥500 | 247 | 56.1 |