Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women living with HIV included in the interviews in western Ethiopia, 2018
Characteristics | Category | N = 27 |
|---|---|---|
Health facility | Hospitals | 13 |
Health centers | 14 | |
Age (in years) | Mean age | 28 |
Range | 18–38 | |
Schooling | No formal education | 3 |
Primary education | 16 | |
Secondary and above education | 8 | |
Number of children | None | 3 |
1–2 | 15 | |
3 or more | 9 | |
Future fertility intention | None | 15 |
1 | 5 | |
2 or more | 7 | |
Employment status | Small business owner/ trader | 9 |
Housewife/no job | 10 | |
Government/ Non-government employee | 3 | |
Farmer | 5 | |
Monthly family income | Less than 1500 Ethiopian Birr | 15 |
≥1500 Ethiopian Birr | 12 | |
Time since HIV diagnosis | ≤ 5 years | 9 |
5 to < 10 years | 7 | |
≥10 Years | 11 | |
Time on ART | ≤ 5 years | 10 |
5 to < 10 years | 9 | |
≥10 Years | 8 | |
Status of women | Pregnant | 5 |
Breastfeeding | 6 | |
Using contraception | 7 | |
Recent abortion | 1 | |
Not using contraception | 3 | |
Immunization | 1 | |
Attempting pregnancy | 4 |