Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors among Women on Antiretroviral Therapy in Health Facilities of Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic, clinical, and psychosocial characteristics of the study participant in, 2016 (n=344).

Descriptions		Frequency ()
Sociodemographic variables
Place of residence	Rural	68 (19.8)
	Urban	276 (80.2)
Age (years)	18-28	96 (28.0)
	29-39	165 (47.9)
	≥40	83 (24.1)
Marital Status	Single	71 (20.6)
	Married	188 (54.7)
	Others	85 (24.7)
Educational status	No education	41 (11.9)
	Elementary school	208 (60.5)
	Secondary school and above	95 (27.6)
Occupation	Employed	97 (28.2)
	Self-employee	161 (46.8)
	No job	86 (25.0)
Religion	Muslim	139 (40.4)
	Orthodox	131 (38.1)
	Others	74 (21.5)
Ethnicity	Oromo	151 (43.9)
	Dawro	55 (16.0)
	Amhara	84 (24.4)
	Others	54 (15.7)
Wealth index	1 tertile	114 (33.1)
	2 tertile	117 (34.0)
	3 tertile	111 (32.3)
Clinical Characteristics
Time since they had known their HIV status	<66 months	173 (50.3)
	≥66 months	171 (49.7)
Functional status during start of ART	Working	259 (75.3)
	Ambulatory	70 (20.3)
	Bedridden	15 (4.3)
Current functional Status	Working	330 (95.9)
	Ambulatory	14 (4.1)
Opportunistic infection	No	327(95.0)
	Yes	17 (5.0)
CD4 count at start of ART	Below 200 cells/mm^3	129 (37.5)
	200 cells/mm^3 and above	215 (62.5)
Current CD4 count	Below 200 cells/mm^3	25 (7.3)
	200 cells/mm^3 and above	316 (92.7)
WHO clinical stage at start of ART	Stage 1	59 (17.2)
	Stage 2	156 (45.3)
	Stage 3	105 (30.5)
	Stage 4	24 (7.0)
Current WHO clinical stage	Stage 1	17 (4.9)
	Stage 2	314 (91.3)
	Stage 3	10 (2.9)
	Stage 4 or T1	3 (0.9)
ART regimen at start	1 line regimens	342 (99.4)
	2 line regimens	2 (0.6)
Recent ART regimen	1 line regimens	341 (99.1)
	2 line regimens	3 (0.9)
Duration on ART (in months)	<57	186 (54.1)
	≥ 57	158 (45.9)
Psychosocial Characteristic
Social support	Poor social support	211 (61.3)
	Good social support	133 (38.7)
Perceived stigma	Low perceived stigma	171 (49.7)
	High perceived stigma	173 (50.3)