Pattern of Traditional Medicine Utilization among HIV/AIDS Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy at a University Hospital in Northwestern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents, May 2014.

Variable	Number (%)
Sex
Male	127 (42.3)
Female	173 (57.7)
Age (years)
18–25	36 (12.0)
26–35	109 (36.3)
36–45	111 (37.0)
46+	44 (14.7)
Religion
Orthodox Christian	233 (77.7)
Muslim	48 (16.0)
Protestant	16 (5.3)
Catholic	3 (1.0)
Marital status
Unmarried	55 (18.3)
Married	145 (48.3)
Divorced	62 (20.7)
Widowed	38 (12.7)
Educational status
Not able to read and write	61 (20.3)
Able to read and write	80 (26.7)
Primary school	48 (16)
Secondary school	57 (19.0)
College and above	54 (18.0)
Residential area
Urban	63 (21.0)
Rural	237 (79.0)
Monthly income (ETB)
<100	77 (25.7)
100–300	35 (11.7)
301–500	51 (17.0)
501–800	36 (12.0)
801–1000	33 (11.0)
>1000	68 (22.7)
Occupational status
Housewife	40 (13.3)
Unemployed	51 (17.0)
Employed	175 (58.3)
Pensioner	16 (5.3)
Student	16 (5.3)
Commercial sex workers	2 (0.7)