Characteristics (n=118)       n (%)   n (%) Age (years)                                                                           Marital status   15-24 50 (42.4) Married 101 (85.6) 25-34 54 (45.8) Single 3 (2.5) 35-44 14 (11.9) Divorced 10 (8.5) >44 0 Widowed 4 (3.4) Ethnicity   Religion   Oromo 85 (72.0) Orthodox 54 (45.8) Amhara 29  (24.6) Protestant 45 (38.1) Gurage 4   (3.4)  Muslim 19 (16.1) Educational level                                                                Occupation               Illiterate                   24 (20.3) Employed 22 (18.6) Primary school         51 (43.2) Farmer 10 (8.5) Secondary school     30 (25.4) Merchant 28 (23.7) College and above    13 (11.0) House Wife 58 (49.2) Monthly Family Income (ETB)   Family size   <600 35 (29.7) 1-3 53 (44.9) 600-1500 40 (33.9) 4-5 43 (36.4) 1500-2500 30 (25.4) 6-7 19 (16.1) >2500 13 (11.0 >8 3 (16.7)

Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants among HIV positive mothers in selected health institution of West Oromia, Ethiopia, May 2014.