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Table 1 Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristic of people living with HIV/AIDS receiving care at referral hospitals of Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 407)

From: Diabetes mellitus and its associated risk factors in patients with human immunodeficiency virus on anti-retroviral therapy at referral hospitals of Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

Category

Frequency (%)

Age (years)

Mean ± SD

38.64 ± 10.29

Sex

Male

161 (39.6)

Female

246 (60.4)

Educational status

No education

117 (28.7)

Elementary

148 (36.4)

High school

71 (17.4)

Diploma

42 (10.3)

Degree/above

29 (7.1)

Marital status

Never married

44 (10.8)

Currently married

188 (46.2)

Divorced

78 (19.2)

Widowed

63 (15.5)

Separated

34 (8.4)

Occupation

Gov employee

71 (17.4)

NG employee

22 (5.4)

Self-employed

186 (45.7)

Non-paid

27 (6.6)

Student

17 (4.2)

Farmer

34 (8.4)

Homemaker

50 (12.3)

Income (ETB)

< 2000

222 (54.5)

2000–5000

150 (36.9)

> 5000

35 (8.6)

Residence

Urban

277 (68.1)

Rural

130 (31.9)

Alcohol consumption

Yes

48 (11.8)

No

359 (88.2)

Smoking status

Yes

10 (2.5)

No

397 (97.5)

Physical exercise

Yes

53 (13)

No

354 (87)

  1. SD standard deviation, NG non-governmental, ETB Ethiopian Birr