Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of respondents attending ART treatment units, Horro Guduru Wollega zone, Ethiopia, 2012
Characteristics | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
 18–29 | 106 | 33 |
 30–39 | 156 | 48.6 |
 ≥ 40 | 59 | 18.4 |
Sex | ||
 Female | 195 | 60.7 |
 Male | 126 | 39.3 |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox | 165 | 51.4 |
 Protestant | 136 | 42.4 |
 Muslim | 13 | 4 |
 Others | 7 | 2.2 |
Educational status | ||
 Can’t read and write | 95 | 29.6 |
 Read and write | 100 | 31.2 |
 Primary | 57 | 17.7 |
 Secondary | 52 | 16.2 |
 Post secondary | 17 | 5.1 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Oromo | 272 | 84.7 |
 Amhara | 45 | 14 |
 Othersa | 4 | 1.3 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 186 | 57.9 |
 Single/never married | 57 | 17.8 |
 Widowed | 40 | 12.5 |
 Divorced | 38 | 11.8 |
Occupation | ||
 House wife | 135 | 42.1 |
 Farmer | 51 | 15.8 |
 Daily laborers | 46 | 14.3 |
 Government/private employee | 33 | 10.3 |
 Jobless | 33 | 10.3 |
 Merchants | 23 | 7.2 |
Income | ||
 No regular income | 126 | 39.3 |
 ≤ 445 | 147 | 46.0 |
 > 445 | 48 | 14.7 |