Research Article

Food Insecurity, Nutritional Status, and Factors Associated with Malnutrition among People Living with HIV/AIDS Attending Antiretroviral Therapy at Public Health Facilities in West Shewa Zone, Central Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of HIV/AIDS patients attending antiretroviral therapy in public health facilities, West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia, 2017.

Sociodemographic characteristicsFrequencyPercent (%)

Age
 18–24387.5
 25–3417534.7
 35–4419338.2
 45–548216.2
 >54173.4
Sex
 Male24147.7
 Female26452.3
Residence
 Rural35069.3
 Urban15530.7
Marital status
 Single9218.2
 Married33766.7
 Widowed5110.1
 Divorced/separated255.0
Ethnicity
 Oromo41782.6
 Amhara7114.0
 Others173.4
Religion
 Protestant17735.1
 Orthodox29959.2
 Muslim244.7
 Others51.0
Education
 Illiterate18135.8
 Literate32464.2
Occupation
 Employed42383.8
 Unemployed8216.2