Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of HIV positive women attending ART in Mettu Karl comprehensive specialized hospital, 2021
Variable | Category | Cases (N = 108) | Controls (N = 216) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | ≤ 20 years | 4(3.7%) | 14(6.5%) |
20–34 years | 56(51.9%) | 148(68.5%) | |
≥ 35 years | 48(44.4%) | 54(25.0%) | |
Residence | Urban | 92(85.2%) | 145(67.1%) |
Rural | 16(14.8%) | 71(32.9%) | |
Marital status | Married/live together | 88(81.5%) | 167(77.3%) |
single | 12(11.1%) | 39(18.1%) | |
Others | 8(7.4%) | 10(4.6%) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 49(45.4%) | 124(57.4%) |
Muslim | 18(16.7%) | 32(14.8%) | |
Protestant | 38(35.2%) | 57(26.4%) | |
Others | 3(2.8%) | 3(1.4%) | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 74(68.5%) | 142(65.7%) |
Amhara | 22(20.4%) | 53(24.5%) | |
Gurage | 9(8.3%) | 13(6.0%) | |
Others | 3(2.8%) | 8(3.7%) | |
Mothers’ Educational level | No formal education | 18(16.7%) | 66(30.6%) |
Formal education | 90(83.3%) | 150(69.4%) | |
Occupation | House wife | 48(44.4%) | 94(43.5%) |
Gove’s | 20(18.5%) | 51(23.6%) | |
Self and private business | 32(29.6%) | 60(27.8%) | |
others | 8(7.4%) | 11(5.1%) | |
Husbands’ educational level (n = 281) | No formal education | 73(73.0%) | 119(65.7%) |
Formal education | 27(27.0%) | 62(34.3%) |