Dietary Diversity and Associated Factors among HIV Positive Adult Patients Attending Public Health Facilities in Motta Town, East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of adult HIV positive patients in Motta administrative town ART sites, April, 2017.


Sociodemographic variables		Frequency (N=410)	Percent (%)

Sex	Male	131	32.0
Sex	Female	279	68.0

Age of the respondent	<25 years	27	6.6
	25-34 years	139	33.9
	35-44 years	150	36.6
	≥ 45 years	94	22.9

Religion of the respondent	Orthodox	359	87.6
Religion of the respondent	Muslim	51	12.4

Educational status	Can’t write and read	214	52.2
	Write and read	93	22.7
	Primary school	38	9.3
	Secondary school	54	13.2
	Certificate and above	11	2.7

Marital status	Single	34	8.3
	Married	192	46.8
	Divorced	152	37.0
	Widowed	32	7.8

Occupation	Farmer	109	26.6
	Government employed	54	13.2
	Merchant	90	22
	Daily laborer	125	30.5
	Student	9	2.2
	Others	23	5.6

Residence	Rural	95	23.2
Residence	Urban	315	76.8

Family size	≤ 5 people	389	94.9
Family size	> 5 people	21	5.1

Monthly income	<500 birr	105	25.6
Monthly income	≥ 500 birr	305	74.4

Source of food	Farm/garden	118	28.8
	Purchase	279	68.0
	Relatives	13	3.2

Farmland ownership	Yes	122	29.8
Farmland ownership	No	288	70.2

Livestock ownership	Yes	80	19.5
Livestock ownership	No	330	80.5

Dummy cultivating land	Yes	65	15.9
Dummy cultivating land	No	345	84.1

Milk in the house	Yes	28	6.8
Milk in the house	No	382	93.2

Chicken and eggs in the house	Yes	63	15.4
Chicken and eggs in the house	No	347	84.6

Mobile phone	Yes	220	53.7
Mobile phone	No	190	46.3

Exposure to media sources	Yes	104	25.4
Exposure to media sources	No	306	74.6