Factors Affecting Social Support Status of People Living with HIV/AIDS at Selected Hospitals of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants at selected hospitals’ ART clinics, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 422).

Variables	Frequency, N (%)
Age
18–24 years	22 (5.2)
25–34 years	110 (26.1)
35–44 years	274 (64.9)
≥45 years	16 (3.8)
Sex
Male	156 (37)
Female	266 (63)
Ethnicity
Amhara	403 (95.5)
Others	19 (4.5)
Religion
Orthodox	378 (89.6)
Muslim	17 (4)
Protestant	27 (6.4)
Educational status
Illiterate	104 (24.6)
Only read and write	46 (10.9)
Primary school	82 (19.4)
Secondary school	99 (23.5)
College diploma and above	91 (21.6)
Marital status
Married	179 (42.4)
Single	70 (16.6)
Divorced	72 (17.1)
Separated	38 (9)
Widowed	62 (14.7)
Occupation
Governmental employed	128 (30.3)
Unemployed	63 (14.9)
Daily laborer	26 (6.2)
Housewife	85 (20.1)
Farmer	31 (7.3)
Merchant	61 (14.5)
Others	28 (6.6)
Monthly income
<300 ETB	107 (25.4)
300–1000 ETB	126 (29.9)
1001–2500 ETB	83 (19.7)
>2500 ETB	106 (25.1)
Living condition
Living with family	112 (26.5)
Living alone	300 (71.1)
Others	10 (2.4)