AIDS Research and Treatment

Research Article

Factors Affecting Psychological Distress among People Living with HIV/AIDS at Selected Hospitals of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants at selected hospitals ART clinics, North Shewa Zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2017 (n=422).
Variables Frequency, N (%)
Age group 
 18-24 years22 (5.2)
 25-34 years110 (26.1)
 35-44 years274 (64.9)
 >=45 years16 (3.8%)
Sex 
 Male156 (37)
 Female266 (63)
Ethnicity 
 Amhara403 (95.5)
 Others19 (4.5)
Religion 
 Orthodox378 (89.6)
 Muslim17 (4)
 Protestant27 (6.4)
Educational status 
 Illiterate150 (35.5)
 Literate272 (64.5)
Marital status 
 Married179 (42.4)
 Single70 (16.6)
 Divorced72 (17.1)
 Separated38 (9)
 Widowed62 (14.7)
Occupation 
 Governmental employed128 (30.3)
 Unemployed63 (14.9)
 Daily laborer26 (6.2)
 Housewife85 (20.1)
 Farmer31 (7.3)
 Merchant61 (14.5)
 Others28 (6.6)
Monthly income 
 <300 ETB107 (25.4)
 300-1000 ETB126 (29.9)
 1001-2500 ETB83 (19.7)
 >2500 ETB106 (25.1)
Living condition 
 Living with family112 (26.5)
 Living alone300 (71.1)
 Others10 (2.4)