Magnitude and Predictors of Dietary Diversity among HIV-Infected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy: The Case of North-Western, Ghana

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.

Variables	Frequency (N = 269)	Percentage (%)
Ages
Under 35 years	57	21.2
35–49 years	144	53.5
At least 50 years	68	25.3
Sex
Male	94	34.9
Female	175	65.1
Religion
Christian	209	77.7
Islam	16	5.9
Traditional	27	10
No religion	17	6.3
Marital status
Single	29	10.8
Married	178	66.2
Cohabitating	10	3.7
Separated/divorced	8	3
Widow	44	16.4
Education
None	193	71.7
Primary school	28	10.4
JHS/middle school	33	12.3
SHS/secondary school	10	3.7
Higher/tertiary	5	1.9
Occupation
Farmer	204	75.8
Trader/business/artisan	38	14.1
Unemployed	10	3.7
Government employee	8	3
Private sector employee	6	2.2
Student	3	1.1
Wealth index
Lowest quintile	129	48
Second quintile	114	42.4
Third quintile	22	8.2
Fourth quintile	4	1.5

JHS: junior high school and SHS: senior high school.