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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Nutritional status and its association with quality of life among people living with HIV attending public anti-retroviral therapy sites of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Variables

N (%)

Treatment sites

 

TUTH

101(33.6%)

STIDH

200(66.4%)

Age (Mean ± SD )

36.2 ± 8.2

≤36 years

159(52.8%)

>36 years

142(47.2%)

Gender

 

Male

184(61.1%)

Female

117(38.9%)

Literacy status

 

Yes

233(77.4%)

No

68(22.6%)

Educational level

 

Illiterate

68(22.6%)

Primary

91(30.2%)

Secondary

68(22.6%)

Higher secondary and above

74(24.6%)

Marital status

 

Married

213(70.7%)

Unmarried

38(12.6%)

Divorced

12(4.0%)

Separated

12(4.0%)

Widower/Widowed

26(8.6%)

Caste

 

Dalit

57(18.6%)

Terai Janajati

12(4.0%)

Janajati

123(40.9%)

Brahmin/Chettri

100(33.2%)

Other

9(3.0%)

Place of residence

 

Residing with family

262(87.0%)

Residing with a care organization

27(9.0%)

Residing alone

12(4.0%)

Religion

 

Hindu

219(70.8%)

Muslim

4(1.3%)

Buddhists

48(15.9%)

Christian

21(7.0%)

Others

9(3.0%)

Occupation

 

Agriculture

54(17.9%)

Labor

23(7.6%)

Service

61(20.3%)

Self-business

46(15.3%)

Household work

61(20.3%)

No work

35(11.6%)

Others

21(7.0%)

Smoking habits

 

Regular smokers

111(36.9%)

Non smokers

190(63.1%)

Alcohol use

 

Regular alcohol user

98(22.6%)

Non alcoholic

203(67.4%)