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Table 1 socioeconomic characteristics of HIV infected children who had to follow up in three public hospitals, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2017

From: Magnitude of malnutrition and associated factors among HIV infected children attending HIV-care in three public hospitals in East and West Gojjam Zones, Amhara, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2017: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Categories

Frequency

Percent

Sex

Male

186

50

Female

186

50

Age of child (years)

2–5

54

14.5

5–10

149

40.1

10–15

169

45.4

A child with alive mother

Yes

297

79.8

No

75

20.2

Age of mother

15–24

8

2.2

25–34

122

32.8

35–49

159

42.5

≥ 50

9

2.4

Residence

Rural

82

22

Urban

290

78

Occupation of mother (n = 297)

Student

2

0.5

Daily laborer

102

27.4

Employed

53

14.2

Farmer

51

13.7

Merchant

62

16.7

Other

27

7.7

School attended (N = 297)

Yes

142

47.8

No

155

52.2

Level of maternal education

Unable to read and write

99

26.6

Able to read and write

53

14.2

Primary school

58

15.6

Secondary school

44

11.8

College/university

43

11.6