Depression among Adult HIV/AIDS Patients Attending ART Clinics at Aksum Town, Aksum, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of adult HIV/AIDS patients on ART in Aksum town, Aksum, Ethiopia, 2015.

Variable	Categories	Number (n)	Percent ()
Sex	Male	239	58.2
	Female	172	41.8
Age	18-29	77	18.7
	30-39	187	45.5
	40-49	109	26.5
	50-62	38	9.2
	Mean age (SD)	36.2 (9.2)
Religion	Orthodox	362	88.1
	Muslim	47	11.4
	Catholic	2	0.5
Ethnicity	Tigray	410	99.8
	Amhara	1	0.2
Residence	Urban	367	89.3
	Rural	44	10.7
Marital status	Single	72	17.5
	Married	192	46.7
	Widowed	46	11.2
	Divorced	80	19.5
	Separated	21	5.1
Educational level	No formal education	86	20.9
	Primary education(1-8)	196	47.7
	Secondary education(9-12)	102	24.8
	College and above (>12)	27	6.6
Occupation	No occupation	63	15.3
	Government employed	77	18.7
	Business/self-employed	136	33.1
	Farmer	24	5.8
	Daily laborer	11	27.0
Monthly income in ETB	<=500	156	37.9
	501-750	50	12.2
	751-1000	104	25.3
	>=1001	101	24.6
Food diversity	Low	141	34.3
	Medium	243	59.1
	High	27	6.6
Daily eating pattern	Three meals or more
	Two meals or less	239	58.2
		172	41.8