Food Insecurity among People Living with HIV/AIDS on ART Follower at Public Hospitals of Western Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents among people living with HIV/AIDS on follow up at public hospitals of western, Ethiopia, 2019 ().

Variables	Category	Frequency (%)
Sex	Male	195 (46.9%)
	Female	221 (53.1%)
	Total	416
Age	≤19	16 (3.8%)
	20-29	115 (27.6%)
	30-39	197 (47.4%)
	≥40	88 (21.2%)
	Total	416
Marital status	Married	260 (62.5%)
	Single	61 (14.7%)
	Divorced	28 (6.7%)
	Widowed	67 (16.1%)
	Total	416
Family size	≤3	236 (56.7%)
	4-5	126 (30.3%)
	>5	54 (13.0%)
	Total	416
Educational status	Illiterate	114 (27.4%)
	Can read and write	106 (25.5%)
	Completed primary	81 (19.5%)
	Completed secondary	74 (17.8%)
	Completed college and above	41 (9.9%)
	Total	416
Religion	Orthodox	203 (48.8%)
	Muslim	38 (9.1%)
	Protestant	163 (39.2%)
	Others	12 (2.9%)
	Total	416
Ethnicity	Oromo	333 (80.0%)
	Amhara	66 (15.9%)
	Tigre	10 (2.4%)
	Others	7 (1.7%)
	Total	416
Occupation	Farmer	45 (10.8%)
	Merchant	86 (20.7%)
	Employee	141 (33.9%)
	Daily laborer	144 (34.6%)
	Total	416
Languages	Afan Oromo	268 (64.4%)
	Amharic	136 (32.7%)
	Tigrigna	7 (1.7%)
	Others	5 (1.2%)
	Total	416
Residence	Urban	233 (56.0%)
	Rural	183 (44.0%)
	Total	416
Climatic condition	Dega	83 (20.0%)
	Weyinadega	308 (74.0%)
	Desert	25 (6.0%)
	Total	416
Farm land	Yes	156 (37.5%)
	No	260 (62.5%)
	Total	416
Irrigation	Yes	88 (21.2%)
	No	328 (78.8%)
	Total	416
Fertilizer	Yes	134 (32.2%)
	No	282 (67.8%)
	Total	416
Monthly income in ETB	600	238 (57.2%)
	601-1650	71 (17.1%)
	1651-3200	53 (12.7%)
	3201-5250	43 (10.3%)
	5251-7800	11 (2.6%)
	Total	416

Others= (Wakefata, Adventist), others= (Gurage, Gumuz), others= (sidama).