Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of HIV positive patients taking ART at Black Lion Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Frequency (n = 255) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | ||
20–29 | 33 | 12.9 |
30–39 | 86 | 33.7 |
40–49 | 96 | 37.6 |
50–59 | 30 | 11.8 |
60–69 | 9 | 3.5 |
70–79 | 1 | 4 |
Sex | ||
Male | 107 | 42 |
Female | 148 | 58 |
Marital Status | ||
Single | 67 | 26.3 |
Divorced | 43 | 16.9 |
Married | 106 | 41.5 |
Widowed | 39 | 15.3 |
Educational status | ||
illiterate | 27 | 10.6 |
Primary school | 101 | 39.6 |
High school | 91 | 35.7 |
Certificate and above | 36 | 14.1 |
Employment status | ||
Employed in public organization | 26 | 10.2 |
Employed in private organization | 23 | 9 |
Self employed | 57 | 22.4 |
Unemployed | 149 | 58.4 |
WHO clinical stages at baseline | ||
Stage I | 41 | 16.1 |
Stage II | 56 | 22 |
Stage III | 95 | 37.3 |
Stage IV | 63 | 24.6 |
Types of ART regimens | ||
1c | 40 | 15.7 |
1d | 30 | 11.8 |
1e | 160 | 62.7 |
1f | 25 | 9.8 |
Cotrimoxazole prophylaxis | ||
Yes | 157 | 61.6 |
No | 98 | 38.4 |