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Table 1 Participants characteristics, overall and by ART status

From: Patterns of condom use and associated factors among adult HIV positive clients in North Western Ethiopia: a comparative cross sectional study

Variables

ART experienced (n = 230) N (%)

ART naïve (n = 224) N (%)

Total (n = 454) N (%)

Sex

  Male

97 (42.2)

73 (32.6)

170 (37.4)

  Female

133 (57.8)

151 (67.4)

284 (62.6)

Age

  18–25

26 (11.3)

41 (18.3)

67 (14.8)

  26–35

111 (48.3)

115 (51.3)

226 (49.8)

  36–45

71 (30.9)

47 (21.0)

118 (26)

  > 45

19 (8.3)

15 (6.7)

34 (7.5)

Mean ±SD

34.6 ± 8.3

32.3 ± 8.1

33.5 ± 8.2

Residence

  Urban

201 (87.4)

193 (86.2)

394 (86.8)

  Rural

27 (11.7)

28 (12.5)

55 (12.1)

Educational status

  Can’t read and write

58 (25.2)

56 (25)

114 (25.1)

  Only read & write

21 (9.1)

25 (11.2)

46 (10.1)

  Primary

58 (25.2)

55 (24.6)

113 (24.9)

  Secondary

61 (26.5)

62 (27.7)

123 (27.1)

  College/University

30 (13)

24 (10.7)

54 (11.9)

Marital status

  Married

100 (43.5)

99 (44.2)

199 (43.8)

  Single

34 (14.8)

50 (22.3)

84 (18.5)

  Widowed

48 (20.9)

38 (17.0)

86 (18.9)

  Divorced

46 (20)

32 (14.3)

78 (17.2)

Employment status

  Employed

192 (83.5)

182 (81.2)

374 (82.4)

  Not employed

38 (16.5)

42 (18.8)

80 (17.6)