Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of youths visiting HIV testing and counseling centers in Gamo-Gofa, South West Ethiopia, 2012
Variables | Cases: n (%) | Controls: n (%) | Total: n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age [Mean(±SD)=20.57(±2.59)] | |||
15–19 | 13(3.2) | 98(24.2) | 111(27.4) |
20–24 | 91(22.5) | 203(50.1) | 294(72.6) |
Sex | |||
Male | 39(9.6) | 147(36.3) | 186(45.9) |
Female | 65(16.0) | 154(38.0) | 219(54.1) |
Residence | |||
Urban | 76(18.8) | 225(55.6) | 301(74.3) |
Rural | 28(6.9) | 76(18.8) | 104(25.7) |
Ethnic group | |||
Gamo | 52(12.9) | 131(32.4) | 183(45.3) |
Gofa | 28(6.9) | 86(21.3) | 114(28.2) |
Amhara | 10(2.5) | 31(7.7) | 41(10.1) |
Others* | 14(3.5) | 52(12.9) | 66(16.3) |
Religion | |||
Orthodox Christian | 57 (14.1) | 164 (40.5) | 221 (54.6) |
Muslim | 8 (2.0) | 10 (2.5) | 18 (4.4) |
Protestant | 36 (8.9) | 122 (30.1) | 158 (39.0) |
Others** | 3(0.7) | 5(1.2) | 8(2.0) |
Education | |||
No education | 30 (7.4) | 29 (7.2) | 59 (14.6) |
Primary Education | 19 (4.7) | 28 (6.9) | 47 (11.6) |
Secondary & above | 55 (13.6) | 244 (60.2) | 299 (73.8) |
Occupation | |||
Government employed | 13 (3.2) | 60 (14.8) | 73 (18.0) |
Merchant | 22 (5.4) | 28 (6.9) | 50 (12.3) |
House wife | 14 (3.5) | 17 (4.2) | 31 (7.7) |
Daily Laborer | 27 (6.7) | 27 (6.7) | 54 (13.3) |
Student | 28 (6.9) | 169 (41.7) | 197 (48.6) |
Marital Status | |||
Never married | 43 (10.6) | 233 (57.5) | 276 (68.1) |
Married/living together | 42 (10.4) | 57 (14.1) | 99 (24.4) |
Divorced/separated/ widowed | 19 (4.7) | 11 (2.7) | 30 (7.4) |
Monthly income | |||
<= 450 Ethiopian currency ( <= $ 25 ) | 65 (16.0) | 178 (44.0) | 243 (60.0) |
451 – 999 Ethiopian currency ( $ 25.1 - $ 55.5 ) | 24 (5.9) | 48 (11.9) | 72 (17.8) |
>=1000 Ethiopian currency ( >= $ 55.6 ) | 15(3.7) | 75(18.5) | 90(22.2) |