Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics among adult patients on ART in public health institutions in Harar and Dire Dawa towns, Eastern Ethiopia, 2012
Characteristics | Frequency(N = 620) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | ||
18–24 | 41 | 6.6 |
25–34 | 262 | 42.3 |
35–44 | 177 | 28.5 |
>=45 | 140 | 22.6 |
Sex | ||
Male | 313 | 50.5 |
Female | 307 | 49.5 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 320 | 51.6 |
Muslim | 201 | 32.4 |
Protestant | 74 | 11.9 |
Others | 25 | 4.0 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 254 | 41.0 |
Single | 98 | 15.8 |
Divorce/separated | 148 | 23.9 |
Widowed | 120 | 19.4 |
Level of education | ||
Unable to read and write | 106 | 17.1 |
1–8 | 287 | 46.0 |
9–12 | 160 | 25.8 |
12+ | 67 | 10.8 |
Occupation | ||
Government employee | 59 | 9.5 |
Private employee | 112 | 18.1 |
Daily laborer | 117 | 18.9 |
Merchant | 50 | 8.1 |
Have no job | 182 | 29.4 |
Others | 134 | 16.0 |
Average monthly income | ||
<500.00 ETB | 130 | 21.0 |
501.00–999.00ETB | 66 | 10.6 |
>1000.00 ETB | 75 | 12.1 |
Difficult to determine | 349 | 56.3 |