Predictors of Mortality among Adult Antiretroviral Therapy Users in Southeastern Ethiopia: Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of ART clients, Goba Hospital, Southeast Ethiopia, 2013.

Sociodemographic variables	Frequency	Percent
Age (years)
15–24	179	8.8
25–29	393	19.3
30–34	419	20.6
35–39	572	28.1
40–44	220	10.8
≥45	253	12.4
Sex of participants
Male	904	44.4
Female	1132	55.6
Educational level
No education	412	20.2
Primary	689	33.8
Secondary	801	39.3
Tertiary	134	6.6
Occupational status
Merchant	311	15.3
Day laborer	302	14.8
Housewife	535	26.3
Jobless	257	12.6
Farmer	231	11.3
Government employee	259	12.7
Other^*	141	6.9
Marital status
Never married	325	16.0
Married	1176	57.8
Separated	138	6.8
Divorced	289	14.2
Widowed	108	5.3
Religion
Orthodox	1197	58.8
Muslim	670	32.9
Protestant	139	6.8
	30	1.5

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