Characteristics | Frequency (n, %) |
---|---|
Sociodemographic characteristics | Â |
Age (in years) | Â |
 Below 25 | 33 (8.5) |
 25–35 | 182 (46.7) |
 Above 35 | 175 (44.9) |
Gender | Â |
 Female | 259 (66.4) |
 Male | 131 (33.6) |
Marital status | Â |
 Divorced/widowed | 149 (38.2) |
 Married | 195 (50.0) |
 Single | 46 (11.8) |
Religion | Â |
 Christian | 301 (77.2) |
 Muslim | 89 (22.8) |
Ethnic group | Â |
 Amhara | 240 (61.5) |
 Oromo | 78 (20.0) |
 Agew | 36 (9.2) |
 Berta | 12 (3.1) |
 Others | 24 (6.2) |
Residence area | Â |
 Urban | 355 (91.0) |
 Rural | 35 (9.0) |
Socioeconomic characteristics | Â |
Education level | Â |
 Never been to school | 142 (36.4) |
 Primary level | 166 (42.6) |
 Secondary level | 66 (16.9) |
 College/university level | 16 (4.10 |
Employment status | Â |
 Unemployed | 122 (31.3) |
 Employed | 268 (68.7) |
Monthly income (in Ethiopian Birr) | Â |
 < 1400 | 264 (67.7) |
 1401–2800 | 89 (22.8) |
 > 2800 | 37 (9.5) |
Food security status | Â |
 Food insecure | 296 (76) |
 Food secure | 94 (24) |
BMI score (in kg/m2) | Â |
 < 18.5 | 235 (60) |
 > 18.5 | 155 (40) |
Household wealth index tertile | Â |
 1st tertile | 234 (60) |
 2nd tertile | 76(19.5) |
 3rd tertile | 80 (20.5) |
Clinical features | Â |
Duration of ART initiation | Â |
 Less than 12 months | 37 (9.5) |
 1–5 years | 155 (39.7) |
 5–10 years | 168 (43.1) |
 > 10 years | 30 (7.7) |
Recent CD4 count (in cells/mL) | Â |
 < 350 | 108 (27.7) |
 350–500 | 81 (20.8) |
 > 501 | 201 (51.5) |
Comorbidities | Â |
 Yes | 131 (33.6) |
 No | 259 (66.4) |