Acceptance of Provider Initiated HIV Testing and Counseling among Tuberculosis Patients in East Wollega Administrative Zone, Oromia Regional State, Western Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of tuberculosis patients in East Wollega administrative zone at selected health centers, August 2010 ().
Variables
Frequency
Percentage (%)
Residence
Urban
278
(68.5)
Rural
128
(31.5)
Ethnic group
Oromo
391
(96.3)
Amharic
13
(3.2)
Others*
2
(0.5)
Sex
Male
234
(57.6)
Female
172
(42.4)
Age
19–34
236
(58.1)
35–50
125
(30.8)
>50
45
(11.1)
Religion
Orthodox
277
(68.2)
Protestants
120
(29.6)
Others**
9
(2.2)
Marital status
Single
80
(19.7)
Married
257
(63.3)
Divorced/widowed/separated
69
(17.0)
Educational status
Not formal education
230
(56.7)
Formal education
176
(43.3)
Occupational status
Government employee
37
(9.1)
Farmer
130
(32.0)
House wife
113
(27.8)
Others***
126
(31.0)
Family size
≤4
236
(58.1)
>4
170
(41.9)
Others*: Gurage; others**: Muslim; Catholic; others***: merchant, daily labor, student, and unemployed classified by using mean score.
