Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients who started ART from September 2007 to August 2008 at the University of Gondar Hospital
Variable | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â |
  Male | 142 | 35.5 |
  Female | 258 | 64.5 |
Age | Â | Â |
  16-30 | 165 | 41.3 |
  31-50 | 211 | 52.8 |
  > 50 | 24 | 6.0 |
Religion | Â | Â |
  Orthodox | 364 | 91.0 |
  Muslim | 33 | 8.3 |
  Others | 3 | 0.8 |
Residence | Â | Â |
  Urban | 318 | 79.5 |
  Rural | 82 | 20.5 |
Marital status | Â | Â |
  Single | 63 | 15.8 |
  Married | 202 | 50.5 |
  Divorced | 87 | 21.8 |
  Widowed | 48 | 12.0 |
Educational status | Â | Â |
  Illiterate | 117 | 29.3 |
  Primary | 111 | 27.8 |
  Secondary | 129 | 32.3 |
  Tertiary | 43 | 10.8 |
Occupational status | Â | Â |
  Employed | 62 | 15.5 |
  Unemployed | 193 | 48.3 |
  Housewife | 80 | 20.0 |
  Merchant | 48 | 12.0 |
  Farmer | 17 | 4.3 |