| Parameter |
Total |
HIV+ (n=109)
n (%) |
HIV- (n=97)
n (%) |
| Age |
<35 |
136(66.9) |
65(59.6) |
71(73.2) |
| >35 |
70(34.0) |
44(40.4) |
26(26.8) |
| Sex |
Male |
127(61.7) |
65(59.6) |
62(63.9) |
| Female |
79(38.3) |
44(40.4) |
35(36.1) |
| Address |
Rural |
142(68.9) |
78(71.6) |
64(66.0) |
| Urban |
64(34.1) |
31(28.4) |
33(34.0) |
| Marital Status |
Married |
100(48.5) |
53(48.6) |
47(48.5) |
| Single |
77(37.4) |
33(30.3) |
44(45.4) |
| Divorced |
29(14.1) |
23(21.1) |
6(6.2) |
| Occupation |
Government Employee |
47(22.8) |
25(22.9) |
22(22.7) |
| Farmer |
63(30.6) |
46(42.2) |
17(17.5) |
| Student |
27(13.1) |
17(15.6) |
10(10.3) |
| Housewife |
39(18.9) |
7(6.4) |
32(33.0) |
| Other |
30(14.6) |
14(12.8) |
16(16.5) |
| Income* |
Low |
126(61.2) |
59(54.1) |
67(69.1) |
| Medium |
53(25.7) |
34(31.2) |
19(19.6) |
| High |
27(13.1) |
16(14.7) |
11(11.3) |
| Diarrhea |
Acute |
92(44.7) |
60(55) |
32(33) |
| Chronic |
114(55.3) |
49(45) |
65(67) |
| Weight loss |
Yes |
18(42.7) |
60(55) |
28(28.9) |
| No |
188(57.3) |
49(45) |
69(71.1) |
| Intestinal Parasitosis |
Yes |
66(32.0) |
30(27.5) |
36(37.1) |
| No |
140(68.0) |
79(72.5) |
61(62.9) |
| Mean IgE† |
585.23±447.16 |
597.32±388.97 |
* Low: less than 1000 Ethiopian Birr/month. Medium: 1000 – 5000 Ethiopian Birr,
High: more than 5000 Ethiopian Birr/month.
1 Ethiopian Birr = 0.12 US Dollar (at the time of data collection) |