Variables
Frequency (n=412
)
%
Sex
Male
172
41.5
Female
240
58.3
Marital status
Married and live together
202
49.0
Single
48
11.7
Divorced
91
22.1
Widowed
65
15.8
Married but separated
6
1.5
Educational status
Illiterate
120
29.1
Primary
130
31.6
Secondary
115
27.9
Diploma
32
7.8
Degree and above
15
3.6
Religion
"Orthodox Christian
392
95.1
Muslim
13
3.2
Protestant
7
1.7
Ethnicity
Amhara
400
97.1
Oromo
3
0.7
Tigre
9
2.2
Job
Government employed
101
24.5
Private employed
29
7.0
Self employed
209
50.7
Housewife
66
16.0
Unemployed
7
1.7
Income
In Ethiopian birr
<500
230
55.8
500-1000
78
18.9
1001-1500
31
7.5
1501-2000
39
9.5
>2000
34
8.3
Residency
Rural
70
17.0
Urban
342
83.0
Table 1:
Socio-Demographic Characteristics of HIV infected individuals at DebreMarkos referral hospital, East Gojjam, Amhara, Ethiopia, December, 2013
