Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of HIV positive women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (n = 1418)

Age (in years)

18-24

58 (7.5)

91 (14.0)

149 (10.5)

25-29

219 (28.4)

20 3(31.3)

422 (29.8)

30-34

245 (31.8)

178 (27.5)

423 (29.8)

35-39

186 (24.2)

122 (18.8)

308 (21.7)

40-49

62 (8.1)

54 (8.3)

116 (8.2)

Mean (SD) Age in years

31.6 (±5.2)

30.4 (±5.8)

31.1 (±5.5)

Ethnicity

Amhara

462 (60.0)

387 (59.7)

849 (59.9)

Oromo

167 (21.7)

147 (22.7)

314 (22.1)

Gurage

70 (9.1)

54 (8.3)

124 (8.7)

Tigrea

47 (6.1)

32 (4.9)

79 (5.6)

Others (Silte,gamo, welayta, yem, Sidama)

24 (3.1)

28 (4.3)

52 (3.7)

Religion

Orthodox Christian

604 (78.4)

505 (78.0)

1109 (78.2)

Muslim

84 (10.9)

76 (11.7)

160 (11.3)

Others (Protestant, catholic, Jubbah)

82 (10.6)

67 (10.3)

149 (10.5)

Marital status

Single

126 (16.4)

116 (17.9)

242 (17.1)

Married/cohabited

488 (63.4)

397 (61.3)

885 (62.4)

Widowed

81 (10.5)

55 (8.5)

136 (9.6)

Divorced

75 (9.7)

80 (12.3)

155 (10.9)

Educational status

illiterate

91 (11.8)

78 (12.0)

169 (11.9)

Informal education

50 (6.5)

62 (9.6)

112 (7.9)

Grade 1–8 completed

273 (35.5)

265 (40.9)

538 (37.9)

Grade 9–12 completed

290 (37.6)

176 (27.2)

466 (32.9)

above 12 grade

66 (8.6)

67 (10.3)

133 (9.4)

Occupation

unemployed

131 (17.0)

133 (20.5)

264 (18.6)

Housewife

166 (21.6)

126 (19.4)

292 (20.6)

Daily laborer

96 (12.5)

112 (17.3)

208 (14.7)

Merchant

40 (5.2)

36 (5.6)

76 (5.4)

CSW

18 (2.3)

13 (2.0)

31 (2.2)

Government worker

90 (11.7)

84 (30.6)

174 (12.3)

Private business

229 (29.7)

144 (22.2)

373 (26.3)

Monthly Income (in Birr)*

No Income

192 (24.9)

198 (30.6)

390 (27.5)

Birr below 500

217 (28.2)

144 (22.2)

361 (25.5)

Birr 500-1000

227 (29.5)

192 (29.6)

419 (29.5)

Birr 1001-3000

112 (14.5)

97 (15.0)

209 (14.7)

Birr above 300

22 (2.9)

17 (2.6)

39 (2.8)