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Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics of adult ART patients at Karamara Hospital from September 1, 2007 to September 1, 2014), Somali region, Jigjiga town, Eastern Ethiopia, 2015

From: Predictors of loss to follow up among adult clients attending antiretroviral treatment at Karamara general hospital, Jigjiga town, Eastern Ethiopia, 2015: a retrospective cohort study

Variables

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Sex

 Male

605

42.0

 Female

834

58.0

Religion

 Muslim

658

45.7

 Orthodox

713

49.5

 Protestant

60

4.2

 Others

8

0.6

Marital status

 Married

680

47.3

 Never married

211

14.7

 Divorced

391

27.2

 Widowed

142

9.9

 Separated

15

1.0

Age group

 18–22

122

8.5

 23–27

275

19.1

 28–32

377

26.2

 33–37

237

16.5

 38–42

204

14.2

 > = 43

224

15.6

Place of Residence

 Jigjiga

1258

87.4

 Out of Jigjiga

181

12.6

Educational status

 No education

487

33.8

 Primary level

552

38.5

 Secondary and above

388

27.0

Employment status

 Government

205

14.2

 House wife

116

8.1

 Daily laborer

407

28.3

 Unemployed

579

40.2

 Others

132

9.1

Contact Person

 Yes

1081

75.1

 No

358

24.9