Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the women on ART at Mekelle Hospital, Northern Ethiopia
Variable | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Residence | ||
Urban | 259 | 82.2 |
Rural | 56 | 17.8 |
Ethnicity | ||
Tigray | 293 | 93 |
Amhara | 22 | 7 |
Age | ||
20-24 | 22 | 7 |
25-29 | 57 | 18.1 |
30-34 | 76 | 24.1 |
35-39 | 68 | 21.6 |
40-44 | 53 | 16.8 |
> = 45 | 39 | 12.4 |
Occupation | ||
Daily worker | 35 | 11 |
Governmental employee | 57 | 18.1 |
NGO employee | 50 | 15.9 |
Housewife | 102 | 32.4 |
Merchant | 15 | 4.8 |
Farmer | 56 | 17.8 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 25 | 7.9 |
Married | 139 | 44.1 |
Divorced | 72 | 22.9 |
Separated | 10 | 3.2 |
Widowed | 69 | 21.9 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 267 | 84.8 |
Muslim | 36 | 11.4 |
Others* | 12 | 3.8 |
Educational status of the respondents | ||
Illiterate | 95 | 30.2 |
Write and read | 16 | 5.1 |
Primary school (1–8) | 101 | 32.1 |
Secondary school (9–12) | 41 | 13 |
College or university level | 62 | 19.7 |
Educational status of their partner | ||
Illiterate | 37 | 11.7 |
Write and read | 36 | 11.4 |
Primary school (1–8) | 79 | 25.1 |
Secondary school (9–12) | 66 | 21.0 |
College or university level | 97 | 30.8 |