Determinant factors for adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adult HIV patients at Dessie Referral Hospital, South Wollo, Northeast Ethiopia: a case–control study

Table 1 Sociodemographic status of HIV patients at DRH, 2020. (N = 556)

Variables	Categories	Cases		Controls		Total
Variables	Categories	N	%	N	%	N	%
Age (mean ± SD)		41.40 ± 11.742		42.37 ± 11.589		41.64 ± 11.701
Gender	Male	165	39.6	49	35.3	214	38.5
Gender	Female	252	60.4	90	64.7	342	61.5
Marital status	Single	51	12.2	20	14.4	71	12.8
	Married	242	58.0	88	63.3	330	59.3
	Divorced	61	14.6	15	10.8	76	13.7
	Widowed	63	15.1	16	11.5	79	14.2
Religion	Orthodox	149	35.7	56	40.3	205	36.9
	Muslim	244	58.5	75	54.0	319	57.4
	Protestant	22	5.3	6	4.3	28	5.0
	Others	2	0.5	2	1.4	4	0.7
Educational status	Uneducated	127	30.5	29	20.9	156	28.0
	Primary school	113	27.1	36	25.9	149	26.8
	Secondary school	109	26.1	42	30.2	151	27.2
	Tertiary education	68	16.3	32	23.0	100	18.0
Occupation	Self-employed	170	40.8	51	36.7	221	39.7
	Gov’t employed	57	13.7	19	13.7	76	13.7
	Unemployed	22	5.3	10	7.2	32	5.8
	Housewife	70	16.8	27	19.4	97	17.4
	Farmer	77	18.5	25	18.0	102	18.3
	Student	21	5.0	7	5.0	28	5.0
Family size	1	14	3.4	2	1.4	16	2.9
Family size	> 2	403	96.6	137	98.6	540	97.1
Residence	Urban	248	59.5	82	59.0	330	59.4
Residence	Rural	169	40.5	57	41.0	226	40.6

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