Table 1 Characteristics of incarcerated and non-incarcerated people living with HIV in South Ethiopia (N = 370)
Characteristic |  | Incarcerated (N = 74), n (%) | Non-incarcerated (N = 296), n (%) | P-value (Chi2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 66 (89.2) | 139 (47.0) | 0.000 |
| Â | Female | 8 (10.8) | 157 (53.0) | Â |
Age in years | 18–25 | 13 (17.6) | 30 (10.1) | 0.157 |
|  | 26–30 | 18 (24.3) | 62 (21.9) |  |
|  | 31–35 | 14 (18.9) | 57 (19.3) |  |
|  |  > 35 | 29 (39.2) | 147 (49.7) |  |
Current marital status | Have partner | 35 (47.3) | 169 (57.1) | 0.067 |
| Â | Have no partner | 39 (52.7) | 127 (42.9) | Â |
Highest level of education completed | No school | 24 (32.4) | 82 (27.7) | 0.015 |
| Â | Elementary school | 37 (50.0) | 116 (39.2) | Â |
| Â | High school | 11(14.9) | 66 (22.3) | Â |
| Â | College graduate | 2 (2.7) | 32 (10.8) | Â |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | 0.000 |
| Â | Unemployed | 4 (5.4) | 19 (6.4) | Â |
| Â | Government employee | 7 (9.4) | 60 (20.3) | Â |
| Â | Home duties | 2 (2.7) | 67 (22.6) | Â |
| Â | Farmer | 19 (25.7) | 46 (15.5) | Â |
| Â | Daily labourer | 19 (25.7) | 55 (18.6) | Â |
| Â | Other | 23 (31.1) | 49 (16.6) | Â |
Monthly income in USD |  ≤ 13.5 | 22 (31.0) | 110 (37.4) | 0.480 |
|  | 13.6–22.8 | 8 (11.3) | 24 (8.2) |  |
|  |  > 22.8 | 41 (57.7) | 160 (54.4) |  |
Residence | Urban | 37 (50.0) | 204 (68.9) | 0.013 |
| Â | Rural | 27 (36.5) | 68 (23.0) | Â |
| Â | Both | 10 (13.5) | 23 (7.8) | Â |
| Â | Unknown | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | Â |
History of homelessness | No | 61 (82.4) | 284 (96.0) | 0.000 |
| Â | Yes | 13 (17.6) | 12 (4.0) | Â |
Length of current incarceration in months |  < 12 | 28 (37.8) | – | – |
|  |  ≥ 12 | 46 (62.2) | – |  |
Length of current sentence in months |  < 12 | 2 (3.0) | – | – |
|  | 12–59 | 24 (36.4) | – | – |
|  | 60–119 | 16 (24.2) | – | – |
|  |  ≥ 120 | 24 (36.4) | – | – |
Number of incarcerations | 1 | 61 (82.4) | – | – |
|  |  > 1 | 13 (17.6) | – |  |
Dissatisfaction with ART services | _ | 65 (87.7) | 234 (79.1) | 0.024 |