Table 2 Socio-demographic and psychosocial characteristics of ART users at the start of ART, Sep 2010 – Aug 2015, in Yirgalem General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, Mar, 2017 (n = 685)
Socio demographic characteristics | Female | Male | Total (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | ||
Age group | |||||
15–24 | 65 | 69.15 | 29 | 30.85 | 94 (13.72) |
25–34 | 210 | 64.42 | 116 | 35.58 | 326 (47.60) |
35–44 | 103 | 55.68 | 82 | 44.32 | 185 (27.01) |
45–54 | 25 | 42.37 | 34 | 57.63 | 59 (8.61) |
> 55 | 9 | 42.86 | 12 | 57.14 | 21 (3.06) |
Marital status | |||||
Never married | 62 | 47.33 | 69 | 52.67 | 131 (19.12) |
Married | 195 | 59.09 | 135 | 40.91 | 330 (48.18) |
Divorced | 75 | 70.09 | 32 | 29.91 | 107 (15.62) |
Widowed | 80 | 68.38 | 37 | 31.62 | 117 (17.08) |
Level of education | |||||
No education | 90 | 68.18 | 42 | 31.82 | 132 (19.27) |
Primary | 154 | 63.64 | 88 | 36.36 | 242 (35.33) |
Secondary | 124 | 57.41 | 92 | 42.59 | 216 (31.53) |
Tertiary | 44 | 46.32 | 51 | 53.68 | 95 (13.87) |
Occupation | |||||
Government employed | 56 | 42.11 | 77 | 57.89 | 133 (19.42) |
Self employed | 66 | 49.25 | 68 | 50.75 | 134 (19.56) |
Unemployed | 244 | 78.71 | 66 | 21.29 | 310 (45.26) |
Othera | 46 | 42.59 | 62 | 57.41 | 108 (15.77) |
Residence | |||||
Urban | 305 | 60.52 | 199 | 39.48 | 504 ((73.58) |
Rural | 107 | 59.12 | 74 | 40.88 | 181 (26.42) |
Disclosed to anyone | |||||
Yes | 330 | 59.46 | 225 | 40.54 | 555 (81.02) |
No | 82 | 63.08 | 48 | 36.92 | 130 (8.98) |