Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of PLWHAs* in Dilla University Referral Hospital, Ethiopia 2011
Residential area | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | |||||
Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 193 | 39.3 | 20 | 69.0 | 213 | 41.0 |
Female | 298 | 60.7 | 9 | 31.0 | 307 | 59.0 |
Total | 491 | 100.0 | 29 | 100.0 | 520 | 100.0 |
Age group (years) | ||||||
<30 | 160 | 32.6 | 6 | 20.7 | 166 | 31.9 |
30-39 | 213 | 43.4 | 13 | 44.8 | 226 | 43.5 |
40-49 | 92 | 18.7 | 6 | 20.7 | 98 | 18.8 |
≥ 50 | 26 | 5.3 | 4 | 13.8 | 30 | 5.8 |
Total | 491 | 100.0 | 29 | 100.0 | 520 | 100.0 |
Current marital status | ||||||
Married | 276 | 56.2 | 24 | 82.8 | 300 | 57.7 |
Single | 24 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 24 | 4.6 |
Divorced | 50 | 10.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 50 | 9.6 |
Widowed | 131 | 26.7 | 5 | 17.2 | 136 | 26.2 |
Separated | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 1.9 |
Total | 491 | 100.0 | 29 | 100.0 | 520 | 100.0 |
Educational level | ||||||
Not able to read & write | 108 | 22.0 | 10 | 34.5 | 118 | 22.7 |
Able to read and write | 18 | 3.7 | 2 | 6.9 | 20 | 3.8 |
Grade 1 − 4 | 99 | 20.2 | 3 | 10.3 | 102 | 19.6 |
Grade 5 − 8 | 114 | 23.2 | 9 | 31.0 | 123 | 23.7 |
Secondary school | 112 | 24.8 | 5 | 17.2 | 127 | 24.4 |
College/University | 30 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 30 | 5.8 |
Total | 491 | 100.0 | 29 | 100.0 | 520 | 100.0 |
Ethnic group | ||||||
Amhara | 204 | 41.6 | 3 | 10.3 | 207 | 39.9 |
Oromo | 89 | 18.2 | 10 | 34.5 | 99 | 19.1 |
Tigray | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1.2 |
Gurage | 67 | 13.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 67 | 12.9 |
Gedeo | 72 | 14.7 | 8 | 27.6 | 80 | 15.4 |
Sidama | 12 | 2.4 | 7 | 24.1 | 19 | 3.7 |
Other | 40 | 8.2 | 1 | 3.4 | 41 | 7.9 |
Total | 490 | 100.0 | 29 | 100.0 | 519 | 100.0 |
Religion | ||||||
Orthodox Christian | 321 | 65.4 | 12 | 41.4 | 333 | 64.0 |
Protestant | 119 | 24.2 | 17 | 58.6 | 136 | 26.2 |
Muslim | 49 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 9.4 |
Others | 2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.4 |
Total | 491 | 100.0 | 29 | 100.0 | 520 | 100.0 |
Poverty status | ||||||
Very Poor | 143 | 29.5 | 13 | 44.8 | 156 | 30.4 |
Moderate | 125 | 25.8 | 12 | 41.4 | 137 | 26.7 |
Relatively better off | 217 | 42.7 | 4 | 13.8 | 221 | 43.0 |
Total | 485 | 100.0 | 29 | 100.0 | 514 | 100.0 |
Employment status | ||||||
Employed | 359 | 73.1 | 22 | 75.9 | 381 | 73.3 |
Un employed | 132 | 26.9 | 7 | 24.1 | 139 | 26.7 |
Total | 491 | 100.0 | 29 | 100.0 | 520 | 100.0 |
Source of water | ||||||
Protected | 491 | 100.0 | 14 | 48.3 | 505 | 97.1 |
Un protected | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 51.7 | 15 | 2.9 |
Total | 491 | 100.0 | 29 | 100.0 | 29 | 100.0 |