Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of PLHIV at ART clinics in public health facilities in Debre Zeit town, Ethiopia, October - December, 2011 (N = 667)

Sex

Male

249

37.3

Female

418

62.7

Educational status

Unable to read and write

194

29.1

Read and write

157

23.5

Up to grade 8

117

17.5

High school

163

24.4

College/university

36

5.4

Age

18-28

177

22.6

29-33

168

25.2

34-39

171

25.6

≥40

151

22.6

Religion

orthodox

554

83.1

Muslim

16

2.4

Protestant

94

14.1

Catholic

1

0.1

Wakefeta

2

0.3

Ethnicity

Oromo

386

57.9

Amhara

215

32.2

Tigre

24

3.6

Guraghe

28

4.2

Other

14

2.1

Current occupation

Government employee

56

8.4

Private employee

149

22.3

House wife

180

27

Daily laborer

147

22

Merchant

57

8.5

Farmer

41

6.1

Other

37

8.5

Average monthly income

≤300

108

26.7

301-500

118

29.2

501-812

77

19.1

>812

101

25.0