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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of PLWHA on follow up in Jimma University Specialized hospital in ART clinic, southwest Ethiopia, 2014 (N = 351)

From: HIV positive sero-status disclosure and its determinants among people living with HIV /AIDS following ART clinic in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia: a facility- based cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Age of the respondent

 1. ≤ 39 years

237

67.5

 2. ≥ 40 years

114

32.5

Sex of Sex of respondents respondents

 1. Male

123

35

 2. Female

228

65

Marital status

 1. Single

152

43.3

 2. Married

99

28.2

 3. Widowed

31

8.8

 4. Divorce

69

19.7

Educational level

 1. No formal education

72

20.5

 2. Grade: 1–8

141

40.2

 3. Grade: 9–10

107

30.5

 4. 10+, certificate and above

31

8.8

Ethnicity

 1. Oromo

153

43.6

 2. Amhara

96

27.4

 3. Tigre

18

5.1

 4. Dawuro

34

9.7

 5. Yem

36

10.3

 6. Other*

14

4

Religion

 1. Muslim

102

29.1

 2. Orthodox

181

51.6

 3. Protestant

68

19.3

Occupation

 1. Currently Employed

239

68.1

 2. Currently not employed

112

31.9

Income of respondents

 1. ≤ 500 ETB

253

72.1

 2. 501–1000 ETB

48

13.7

 3. ≥ 1001 ETB

50

14.2