Table 1 Socio-demographic information of PLHIV
Variable | Categories | Frequency(n = 420) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 18–23 | 11 | 2.62% |
24–29 | 26 | 6.19% | |
30–35 | 47 | 11.19% | |
36–41 | 81 | 19.29% | |
> 41 | 255 | 60.71% | |
Gender | Male | 84 | 20.00% |
Female | 336 | 80.00% | |
Marital status | Married | 176 | 41.90% |
Single | 117 | 27.86% | |
Divorced | 54 | 12.86% | |
Widowed | 73 | 17.38% | |
Ethnicity | Akan | 304 | 72.38% |
Ewe | 23 | 5.48% | |
Ga | 7 | 1.67% | |
North | 86 | 20.48% | |
Employment status | Yes | 341 | 81.19% |
No | 79 | 18.81% | |
Level of education | None | 85 | 20.24% |
Primary | 45 | 10.71% | |
JHS/Middle | 263 | 62.62% | |
Tertiary | 27 | 6.43% | |
Place of residence | Urban | 285 | 67.86% |
Rural | 135 | 32.14% | |
Religious affiliation | Christianity | 369 | 87.86% |
Islamic | 47 | 11.19% | |
Traditional | 4 | 0.95% | |
Income (GH\(\not\subset\)) | < 500 | 79 | 18.81% |
500–1000 | 292 | 69.52% | |
> 1000 | 49 | 11.67% |