Prevalence, Perception and Predictors of Concomitant Herbal Medicine Use among HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis Patients in Metekel Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants, Metekel zone, northwest Ethiopia (N = 412).

Characteristics		Frequency	Percent
Health facility	Pawi general hospital	210	51.0
	Bullen HC	50	12.1
	Dibate HC	51	12.4
	Gilgel beles HC	52	12.6
	Debrezeit HC	49	11.9
Clinic	ART clinic	355	86.2
	TB clinic	57	13.8
Gender	Male	182	44.2
	Female	230	55.8
Age	≤30	130	31.5
	30–40	163	39.6
	40–50	82	19.9
	51+	37	9.0
Marital status	Single	58	14.1
	Married	277	67.2
	Widow	36	8.7
	Divorced	41	10
Religion	Orthodox	319	77.4
	Muslim	69	16.7
	Protestant	24	5.8
Educational status	No formal education	194	47.1
	Primary school	100	24.3
	Secondary school	73	17.7
	Certificate/diploma	30	7.3
	Degree and above	15	3.6
Occupation	Farmer	141	34.2
	Housewife	99	24.0
	Public servant	58	14.1
	Self-employee	46	11.2
	Student	30	7.3
	Others	38	9.2

HC, health center; ART, antiretroviral therapy; TB, tuberculosis; others include daily laborers, jobless, and drivers.