Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice regarding HIV/AIDS among People with Disability in Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study respondents, Hawassa city, 2016.

Variables ()	Frequency	Percentage
Sex
Male	127	50.8
Female	123	49.2
Age
15–19	22	8.8
20–24	78	31.2
25–29	54	21.6
30–34	40	16.0
35–39	22	8.8
40 and above	34	13.6
Ethnicity
Sidama	62	24.8
Wolaita	63	25.2
Gurage	36	14.4
Amhara	50	20.0
Oromo	18	7.2
Tigrie	8	3.2
Others	13	5.2
Religion
Orthodox	106	42.4
Protestant	97	38.8
Muslim	26	10.4
Catholic	9	3.6
Others	12	4.8
Occupation
Governmental	30	11.9
Nongovernmental	117	46.4
Student	84	33.3
Others	17	6.7
Income per month with birr
<500	23	9.1
500–1000	67	26.6
1001–1500	23	9.1
1501–2000	13	5.2
2001–3000	19	7.5
>3000	9	3.6
Has no income	96	38.1
Marital status
Unmarried	122	48.8
Married	64	25.6
Divorced	35	14.0
Widowed	29	11.6
Educational status
Read and write only	17	6.7
Primary education	57	22.6
Secondary education	100	39.7
College/university	65	25.8
Type of disability
Physical disability	157	62.8
Blindness	45	18.0
Deafness	41	16.4
More than one disability	7	2.8
Cause of disability
Vehicle accident	47	19.0
Disease	134	54.0
Congenital/inborn	67	27.0
Number of sexual partners
Have one sexual partner	70	28.0
Have two and more sexual partners	29	11.6
Have no sexual partners	151	60.4

Kambata, Hadiya, and Dawuro; Pagan and Waqeffata; trader and private worker.