Research Article

HIV-Positive Status Disclosure and Associated Factors among HIV-Positive Adult Patients Attending Art Clinics at Public Health Facilities of Butajira Town, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of ART patients attending public health facilities of Butajira town, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 405).

VariablesFrequencyPercent

Residence
Urban32379.8
Rural8220.2

Age in years
18–24266.4
25–3410726.4
≥3527267.2

Sex
Male13132.3
Female27467.7
Ethnicity
Gurage24961
Siltae5313
Amhara5614
Hadya4010
Others72

Religion
Orthodox Christian21653.3
Muslim10124.9
Protestant Christian8821.8

Educational status
No formal education16540.7
Primary education15137.3
Secondary education5714.0
College and above328.0

Occupation
Employed31076.5
Unemployed9523.5

Marital status
Married21051.9
Unmarried4410.9
Divorced6516.0
Widowed8621.2

Monthly own income (ETB)
0–50011829.1
501–100013332.9
>100015438.0