Research Article

Chronic Diseases Multimorbidity among Adult People Living with HIV at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of people living with HIV at HUCSH, April 2016.

CharacteristicsValueNumber%

GenderMale14738.5
Female23561.5

Age in yearsMedian (IQR)35 (10) 

OccupationEmployed10627.7
House wife9625.1
Daily laborer8422.0
Merchant5414.2
No job143.7
Other287.3

Marital statusSingle4110.7
Married21556.3
Divorced6015.7
Widowed5915.4
Missing71.8

Household income in Eth. BirrMedian (IQR)1,500 (2,000) 

Educational statusNo education4311.3
Literate33988.7

Having childrenYes29477.0
No7118.6
Missing174.5

Social supportYes30579.8
No7419.4
Missing30.8

Household income had 8 missing values; exchange rate during the study period was 1 USD to 21.4 Ethiopian Birr.