Skip to main content

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants for late presentation to HIV/AIDS care in Gurage zone public health facilities, n = 317, Sep. 2015 to Nov. 2016

From: Perceived behavioural predictors of late initiation to HIV/AIDS care in Gurage zone public health facilities: a cohort study using health belief model

Variable description

ART initiation condition

Case

Control

Count (%)

Count (%)

Gender

 Male

84 (52.5)

44 (28.0)

 Female

76 (47.5)

113 (72.0)

Marital status

 Single

64 (40.0)

67 (42.7)

 Married

33 (20.6)

23 (14.6)

 Divorce

32 (20.0)

44 (28.0)

 Widowed

31 (19.4)

23 (14.6)

Highest education

 None or can’t get formal education

49 (30.6)

78 (49.7)

 Elementary

35 (21.9)

8 (5.1)

 Secondary

36 (22.5)

20 (12.7)

 College graduate and above

40 (25.0)

51 (32.5)

Occupational status

 Unemployed

23 (14.4)

12 (7.6)

 Student

7 (4.4)

8 (5.1)

 House wife

49 (30.6)

74 (47.1)

 Employed

81 (50.6)

63 (40.1)

Wealth index

 Poor

67 (41.9)

35 (22.3)

 Medium

40 (25.0)

63 (40.1)

 Rich

53 (33.1)

59 (37.6)

Time living with HIV

 Less than 1 year

46 (28.8)

31 (19.7)

 1–5 years

51 (31.9)

24 (15.3)

 Greater than 5 years

63 (39.4)

102 (65.0)