Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents on ART in Addis Ababa public hospitals, 2009

Sex of the respondents

   Male

270 (44.9)

102/270

1.0

   Female

331 (55.0)

120/331

0.94 (0.67,1.31

0.70

Age (years)

   ≤25

48(8.1)

23/48

1.00

   26-35

348(57.7)

116/348

0.54(0.29,0.99)*

0.50

   ≥36

205(34.1)

83/205

0.74(0.39,1.39)

0.35

Education status

   ≤6 grade

152 (25.3)

66/152

1.00

   7-12 grade

324 (53.9)

108/324

0.65 (0.41,0.97)

0.034

   >12 grade

125 (20.8)

48/125

0.81 (0.50,1.32)

0.398

Marital status

   Married

384 (63.9)

145/384

1.00

   Unmarried

142 (23.6)

53/142

0.98 (0.66,1.46)

0.93

   Divorced

30 (5.0)

11/30

0.95 (0.44,2.06)

0.91

   Separated

14 (2.3)

3/14

0.45 (0.12,1.64)

0.23

   Widowed

31 (5.2)

10/31

0.79 (0.36,1.71)

0.54

Employment status

   Employed

270 (44.9)

99/270

1.00

   Non employed

331 (55.1)

123/331

1.02 (0.73,1.43)

0.90

Income status(Eth. Birr)*

Have no income

132 (30.0)

42/132

0.87 (0.50,1.51)

0.61

   Not specified

90 (15.8)

42/90

1.57 (0.87,2.83)

0.13

   ≤500

180 (15.0)

66/180

1.04 (0.62,1.74)

0.89

   501-999

104 (17.2)

37/104 34/95

0.99 (0.55,1.77)

0.98

   ≥1000

95 (24.9)

1.000