Research Article

Time to Development of Anemia and Predictors among HIV-Infected Patients Initiating ART at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: A Retrospective Follow-Up Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of HIV-positive adults at initiation of HAART at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital (January 2012 to December 2017) ().

VariablesCategory (%)

SexMale184 (37.6)
Female306 (62.4)

Age (years)15–24114 (23.3)
25–34133 (27.1)
35–44130 (26.5)
>45113 (23.1)

Ethnic groupAmhara465 (94.9)
Oromia8 (1.6)
Tigray17 (3.5)

Educational statusNo education151 (30.8)
Primary school128 (26.1)
Secondary school148 (30.2)
Higher education63 (12.9)

Marital statusSingle142 (29.0)
Married209 (42.7)
Divorced74 (15.1)
Widowed33 (6.7)
Separated32 (6.5)

ResidenceRural185 (37.8)
Urban305 (62.2)

Occupational statusFarmer75 (15.3)
Merchant132 (26.9)
Governmental66 (13.5)
Daily laborer50 (10.2)
Driver32 (6.5)
Unemployed49 (10)
NGO66 (13.5)
Others20 (4.1)