Utilization of Modern Contraceptives among HIV Positive Reproductive Age Women in Tigray, Ethiopia: A Cross Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of HIV positive reproductive age women attending ART units (𝑛=361), zonal hospitals, Tigray, North Ethiopia, 2012.

Variables	Frequency; (𝑁)	Percentage; (%)
Age
15–24	36	10
25–34	197	54.5
≥35	128	35.5
Education
Illiterate	87	24.2
Read and write	85	23.5
Primary (1–8)	86	23.8
Secondary education (9 and above)	103	28.5
Religion
Orthodox	332	92
Muslim	22	6.1
Others	7	2
Marital status
Married	156	43.2
Single	33	9.1
Divorced/separated	121	33.5
Widowed	51	14.2
Occupation
House wife	111	30.7
Daily laborer	84	23.3
Government employee	101	28
Private employee	65	18
Monthly house hold income
0–500	171	47.4
501–1500	140	38.8
1501–2500	35	9.7
≥2501	15	4.1
Residence
Urban	315	87.3
Rural	46	12.7