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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and reported health problem of HIV/AIDS patients, TASH, Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 511)

From: Health-related quality of life of patients with HIV/AIDS at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Ethiopia

Patient characteristics

Total number of participant n (%)

Reported health problem in EQ-5D health dimensions

Mobility

n (%)

Self-care

n (%)

Usual activity

n (%)

Pain/Discomfort

n (%)

Anxiety/Depression

n (%)

Gender

Male

202 (39.5)

33 (16.3)

20 (9.9)

41 (20.3)

99 (49.0)

112 (55.4)

Female

309 (60.5)

52 (16.8)

21 (6.8)

58 (18.8)

163 (58.2)

170 (55.0)

Age (in years)

18–29

63 (12.3)

4 (6.3)

3 (4.8)

11 (17.5)

38 (60.3)

45 (71.4)

30–39

141 (27.6)

21 (14.9)

7 (5.0)

20 (14.2)

63 (44.7)

70 (49.6)

40–49

184 (36)

28 (15.2)

13 (7.1)

34(18.5)

94 (51.1)

94 (51.1)

50–59

77 (15.1)

19 (24.7)

9 (11.7)

17 (22.1)

34 (44.2)

41 (53.2)

 > 60

46 (9.0)

13 (28.3)

9 (19.6)

17 (37.0)

33 (71.7)

32 (69.6)

Marital status

Unmarried

121 (23.7)

17(14.0)

5 (4.1)

24 (19.8)

63 (52.1)

73 (60.3)

Married

278 (54.4)

233 (83.8)

25 (9.0)

48 (17.3)

132 (47.5)

141 (50.7)

Divorced

47 (9.2)

6 (12.8)

2 (4.3)

11 (23,4)

26 (55.3)

24 (51.1)

Widowed

65 (12.7)

17 (26.2)

9 (13.8)

16 (24.6)

41 (63.1)

44 (67.7)

Education

No formal education

61 (12.0)

9 (14.8)

5 (8.2)

11 (18.0)

39 (63.9)

36 (59.0)

Grade(1–4)

88 (17.2)

14 (15.9)

9 (10.2)

23 (26.1)

44 (50.0)

53 (60.2)

Grade (5–8)

133 (26.0)

23 (17.3)

17(12.8)

30 (22.6)

70 (52.6)

73 (54.9)

High school

132 (25.8)

29 (22.0)

5 (3.8)

20 (15.2)

66 (50.0)

71 (53.8)

TVET/Diploma

61 (12.0)

6 (9.8)

4 (6.6)

10 (16.4)

29 (47.5)

35 (57.4)

1st degree and above

36 (7.0)

4 (11.1)

1 (2.8)

5 (13.9)

14 (38.9)

14 (38.9)

Occupation

Employed

92 (18.1)

17 (18.5)

8 (8.7)

11 (12.0)

43 (46.7)

45 (48.9)

Private business

265 (52.1)

33 (12.5)

14 (5.3)

49 (18.5)

132 (49.8)

142 (53.6)

Pensioner

13 (2.6)

5 (38.5)

4 (30.8)

7 (53.8)

11 (84.6)

11 (84.6)

Student

17 (3.3)

1 (5.9)

–

2 (11.8)

11 (64.7)

13 (76.5)

Housewife

97 (19.1)

19 (19.6)

10 (10.3)

19 (19.6)

46 (47.4)

54 (55.7)

Others*

25 (4.9)

9 (36.0)

5(20.0)

10 (40.0)

17 (68.0)

15 (60.0)

Income

 < 1700 ETB

164 (33.7)

34 (20.7)

15 (9.1)

38 (23.2)

92 (56.1)

95 (57.9)

1700–5000 ETB

222 (45.6)

33 (14.9)

15 (6.8)

44 (19.8)

123 (55.4)

135 (60.8)

 > 5000 ETB

101 (20.7)

11 (10.9)

8 (7.9)

11 (10.9)

38 (37.6)

42 (41.6)

Smoking habit

Daily

2 (0.4)

–

–

–

–

1 (50.0)

Occasionally

13 (2.5)

1 (7.7)

–

4 (30.8)

8 (61.5)

9 (69.2)

Not at all

496 (97.1)

84 (16.9)

41 (8.3)

95 (19.2)

254 (51.2)

272 (54.8)

Alcohol taking habit

Never

395 (77.3)

71(18)

35 (8.9)

80 (20.3)

202 (51.1)

211 (53.4)

Monthly or less

87 (17)

10 (11.5)

4 (4.6)

14 (16.1)

47 (54)

53 (60.9)

2–4 times a month

24 (4.7)

2 (8.3)

1 (4.2)

3 (12.5)

11 (45.8)

15 (62.5)

2–3 times a week

5 (1.0)

2 (40.0)

1 (20.0)

2 (40.0)

2 (40.0)

3 (60.0)

Disclosure

Yes

502 (98.2)

80 (15.9)

40 (8.0)

96 (19.1)

256 (51.0)

277 (55.2)

No

9 (1.8)

5 (55.6)

1 (11.1)

3 (33.3)

6 (66.7)

5 (55.6)

  1. TVET, Technical and Vocational Education and Training
  2. *Others: Seasonal and unemployed