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Table 1 Sociodemographic, economic and clinical characteristics of peoples living with HIV in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia, 2020

From: Health-related quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS: the role of social inequalities and disease-related factors

Characteristics

Frequency (n, %)

Sociodemographic characteristics

 

Age (in years)

 

 Below 25

33 (8.5)

 25–35

182 (46.7)

 Above 35

175 (44.9)

Gender

 

 Female

259 (66.4)

 Male

131 (33.6)

Marital status

 

 Divorced/widowed

149 (38.2)

 Married

195 (50.0)

 Single

46 (11.8)

Religion

 

 Christian

301 (77.2)

 Muslim

89 (22.8)

Ethnic group

 

 Amhara

240 (61.5)

 Oromo

78 (20.0)

 Agew

36 (9.2)

 Berta

12 (3.1)

 Others

24 (6.2)

Residence area

 

 Urban

355 (91.0)

 Rural

35 (9.0)

Socioeconomic characteristics

 

Education level

 

 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

 

 Unemployed

122 (31.3)

 Employed

268 (68.7)

Monthly income (in Ethiopian Birr)

 

 < 1400

264 (67.7)

 1401–2800

89 (22.8)

 > 2800

37 (9.5)

Food security status

 

 Food insecure

296 (76)

 Food secure

94 (24)

BMI score (in kg/m2)

 

 < 18.5

235 (60)

 > 18.5

155 (40)

Household wealth index tertile

 

 1st tertile

234 (60)

 2nd tertile

76(19.5)

 3rd tertile

80 (20.5)

Clinical features

 

Duration of ART initiation

 

 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)

 

 < 350

108 (27.7)

 350–500

81 (20.8)

 > 501

201 (51.5)

Comorbidities

 

 Yes

131 (33.6)

 No

259 (66.4)

  1. N, frequency in number; %, percentage