Characteristics HIV serostatus   Total No. (%)
HIV positive No. (%) HIV negative No. (%)
Total 199 (63.8) 113 (36.2) 312 (100)
Sex
Male
Female
 
106 (34.0)
93 (29.8)
 
74 (23.7)
39 (12.5)
 
180 (57.7)
132 (42.3)
Age
15-24
25-34
35-44
>45
 
25 (8.0)
102 (32.7)
55 (17.6)
17 (5.4)
 
50 (16.0)
33 (10.6)
16 (5.1)
14 (4.5)
                  *
75 (24.0)
135 (43.3)
71 (22.7)
31 (9.9) 
Marital status
Married
Single
Divorced
Widow
 
99 (31.7)
56 (17.9)
39 (12.5)
5 (1.6)
 
57 (18.3)
49 (15.7)
4 (1.3)
3 (1.0)
                   *
156 (50.0)
105 (33.6)
43 (13.8)
8 (2.6)        
Occupation
Gov. employee
Farmer
Student
House wife
Others
 
43 (13.8)
31 (9.7)
12 (3.8)
30 (9.6)
60 (19.2)
 
23 (7.4)
22 (7.1)
36 (11.5)
12 (3.8)
43 (13.8)
                 *
66 (21.2)
53 (17.0)
48 (15.3)
42 (13.4)
103 (33)
Type of diarrhea                
Acute
Chronic
 
79 (25.3)
120 (38.5)
 
66 (21.2)
47(15)
 
145 (46.5)
167 (53.5)
Herpes zoster 161 (51.6) 38 (12.2)  199 (63.8)*
Parasite 61 (19.6) 38 (12.2) 95 (31.8)*
Chi-square test at significance level P< 0.05; *P < 0.05 compared to HIV seronegatives
Table 1: Characteristics of diarrheic patients by HIV serostatus, University of Gondar Hospital, 2003/4.