The Burden of HIV Infection among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Jimma University Specialized Hospital in Ethiopia: A Retrospective Observational Study

Table 1

HIV serostatus by maternal sociodemographic characteristics among pregnant mothers on ANC follow-up at JUSH.

Variables		Serostatus of the mothers
		Positive (n = 45)		Negative (n = 589)
		Count	%	Count	%
Maternal age	15–19 years	2	4.4	76	12.9
	20–24 years	13	28.9	170	28.9
	25–29 years	21	46.7	226	38.4
	30–34 years	5	11.1	88	14.9
	35–39 years	3	6.7	26	4.4
	40–44 years	1	2.2	3	0.5
Marital status	Married	33	73.3	531	90.1
	Widowed	7	15.6	47	8
	Divorced	5	11.1	11	1.9
Residence	Urban	28	62.2	372	63.2
	Rural	17	37.8	217	36.8
Educational status©	Cannot read and write	7	15.5	212	36
	Read and write only	12	26.7	110	18.7
	1–4	17	37.8	96	16.3
	5–8	5	11.1	97	16.5
	9–12	1	2.2	62	10.5
	Higher education	3	6.7	12	2

Educational status©, educational status of mothers.