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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics at first presentation of cases and controls, Southern Tigray zone, Northern Ethiopia, 2014

From: Determinants of late presentation to HIV/AIDS care in Southern Tigray Zone, Northern Ethiopia: an institution based case–control study

Variables

Categories

Cases, N (%)

Controls, N (%)

Sex

Male

55 (37.4)

86 (32.3)

Female

92 (62.6)

180 (67.7)

Marital status at first presentation

Married

73 (49.7)

122 (45.9)

Widowed

22 (14.9)

37 (13.9)

Divorced

34 (23.1)

67 (25.2)

Never married

18 (12.2)

40 (15)

Pregnancy (18–49)

Yes

11 (12.4)

29 (17)

No

78 (87.6)

141 (82.9)

Education at first presentation

Can’t read and write

87 (59.2)

167 (62.8)

Primary (1–8)

40 (27.2)

74 (27.8)

Secondary and above

20 (13.6)

25 (9.4)

Residence

Urban

93 (63.3)

154 (57.9)

Rural

54 (36.7)

112 (42.1)

Occupation

Farmer

34 (23)

79 (29.7)

Professional/business occ.

37 (25)

49 (18.4)

Unemployed

25 (17)

45 (16.9)

House wife

27 (18.4)

53 (19.9)

Daily laborer

24 (16.3)

40 (15)

Age category

18–24

19 (12.9)

63 (23.7)

25–29

35 (23.8)

48 (18)

30–34

36 (24.5)

58 (21.8)

35–39

28 (19)

32 (12)

40–44

16 (10.88)

32 (12)

45+

13 (8.8)

33 (12.4)

Wealth quintiles (SES)

Lowest

40 (27.2)

42 (15.8)

Second

39 (20.4)

47 (17.7)

Third

24 (16.3)

57 (21.4)

Fourth

26 (17.7)

59 (22.2)

Highest

18 (12.2)

61 (22.9)