Table 1 Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics of HIV patients on second-line antiretroviral therapy in Eastern Amhara region, Northeast Ethiopia, December 2020–February 2021 (n = 714)
Socio-demographic and behavioral characteristics | Total (714) N (%) | Medication adherence (496) N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Female | 400 (56.0) | 281 (70.2) |
 Male | 314 (44.0) | 215 (68.5) |
Residence | ||
 Urban | 468 (65.5) | 322 (68.8) |
 Rural | 246 (34.5) | 174 (70.7) |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 342 (47.9) | 246 (71.9) |
 Not married | 372 (52.1) | 250 (67.2) |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox | 355 (49.7) | 239 (67.3) |
 Muslim | 346 (48.5) | 248 (71.7) |
 Protestant | 10 (1.4) | 6 (60.0) |
 Catholic | 3 (0.4) | 3 (100.0) |
Educational status | ||
 Formally educated | 433 (60.6) | 305 (70.4) |
 Not formally educated | 281 (39.4) | 191 (68.0) |
Independent source of income | ||
 Yes | 511 (71.6) | 371 (72.6) |
 No | 203 (28.4) | 125 (61.6) |
Social support status | ||
 Strong social support | 171 (23.9) | 139 (81.3) |
 Moderate social support | 366 (51.2) | 282 (77.0) |
 Poor social support | 177 (24.9) | 75 (42.4) |
Risk of substance use | ||
 Low-risk substance use | 574 (80.4) | 406 (70.7) |
 Moderate and severe risk substance use | 140 (19.6) | 90 (64.3) |
Disclosure status | ||
 Yes | 654 (91.6) | 460 (70.3) |
 No | 60 (8.4) | 36 (60.0) |
Use of adherence reminder methods | ||
 Yes | 612 (85.7) | 457 (74.7) |
 No | 102 (14.3) | 39 (38.2) |
Depression status | ||
 Not have clinical depression | 516 (72.3) | 411 (79.7) |
 Have clinically depression | 198 (27.3) | 85 (42.9) |
Age, median (IQR) (year) | 37 (30–45) | 38 (31–45) |
Year on ART, median (IQR) (year) | 10 (8–13) | 11 (8–13) |