Research Article

On-Time Appointment Keeping and Associated Factors among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adult Patients Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy at Health Centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019

Table 1

Sociodemographic and economic characteristics of HIV-positive patients accessing ART at health centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019.

VariablesFrequencyPercentage

SexMale40949.6
Female41650.4

Age in year18–24303.6
25–3423828.8
35–4437245.1
>4418522.4

ResidenceUrban46956.8
Rural35643.2

Educational statusNo formal education36143.8
Primary27933.8
Secondary15819.2
College and above273.3

OccupationDaily labourer14017.0
Farmer21626.2
Merchant23828.8
Housewife779.3
Government employee12014.5
Others344.1

Marital statusMarried48458.7
Single12114.7
Divorced17721.5
Widowed435.2

Average monthly income in birr<500354.2
500–10008410.2
1001–150021225.7
1501–200015418.7
>200034041.2

MobileYes64978.7
No17621.3