Assessment of Prevalence of Malnutrition and Its Associated Factors among AIDS Patients from Asella, Oromia, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of PLHIV in Asella Town, Southeast Ethiopia.

Variables ()	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age
18-29	83	16
30-45	280	53.9
>45	156	30.1
Sex
Male	209	40.3
Female	310	59.7
Ethnicity
Oromo	317	61.1
Amhara	168	32.4
Gurage	24	4.6
Tigray	4	.8
Others (Sidama, Hadiya, and Wolaita)	6	1.2
Religion
Orthodox	333	64.2
Muslim	145	27.9
Protestant	35	6.7
Catholic	6	1.2
Educational status
Unable to read and write	73	14.1
Read/write but no formal education	68	13.1
Elementary school	183	35.3
Secondary school	112	21.6
Grade 12 complete	47	9.1
College and above	36	6.9
Occupation
Farmer	164	31.6
Full-time housewife	54	10.4
Housewife with occasional small-scale trade	69	13.3
Merchant	72	13.9
Governmental employee	37	7.1
Nongovernmental employee	19	3.7
Student	31	6.0
Day laborer	63	12.1
Jobless	10	2
Marital status
Single	42	8.1
Married	184	35.5
Divorced	144	27.7
Widowed	111	21.4
Live-in cohabiting	38	7.3
Monthly income (USD)
<13.5	131	25.2
13.5-27	167	32.2
27-54	130	25.1
54-135	91	17.5
Head of household
Male	321	61.8
Female	198	38.2
Family size
<3	271	52.2
3-6	229	44.1
≥7	19	3.7