Establishment of Normal Reference Intervals for CD3⁺, CD4⁺, CD8⁺, and CD4⁺ to CD8⁺ Ratio of T Lymphocytes in HIV Negative Adults from University of Gondar Hospital, North West Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of HIV1/2 negative adults who visited VCT in University of Gondar Hospital, Ethiopia, 2013.

Sociodemographic characteristic	Number of participants	Percent (%)
Marital status
Single	224	70
Married	48	15
Divorced	46	15.4
Widowed	2	0.6
Occupational status
Student	95	29.7
Farmer	37	11.6
Daily labor	36	11.3
Merchant	31	9.7
Housewife	24	7.5
Teacher	7	2.2
Driver	5	1.6
Others	85	26.6
Educational status
Illiterates	50	15.6
1–8th	94	29.4
9–12th	116	36.3
>12th	60	18.8
Ethnic groups
Amhara	292	91.3
Kimant	12	3.8
Oromo	3	0.9
Tigray	2	0.6
Others	11	3.4