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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Nutritional status and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ghana: cross-sectional study of highly active antiretroviral therapy clients

Socio-demographic variable

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Sex

 Male

34

22.4

 Female

118

77.6

Age (in completed years)

  < 20

6

3.9

 20–29

32

21.1

 30–39

46

30.3

 40–49

32

21.1

 50–59

27

17.8

 60+

9

5.9

Marital status

 Never married

32

21.1

 Married

83

54.6

 Divorced

19

12.5

 Widowed

18

11.8

Religion

 Christian

132

86.8

 Muslim

17

11.2

 Traditionalist

3

2.0

Ethnicity

 Akan

23

15.1

 Ewe

11

77.0

 Ga

10

6.6

 Mole-Dagbani

2

1.3

Highest educational level

 No formal education

10

6.6

 Primary

64

42.1

 JSS/JHS

14

9.2

 SSS/SHS

46

30.3

 Tertiary

18

11.8

Place of residence

 In Ho Municipality

51

33.6

 Outside Ho Municipality

101

66.4

Employment status

 Employed

132

86.8

 Unemployed

20

13.2

Occupation (n = 132)

 Artisan/Skilled worker

41

31.1

 Trader

53

40.2

 Farmer

19

14.4

 Teacher

7

5.3

 Retired

1

0.8

 Other

11

8.3

Length of being on anti-retroviral therapy

  ≤ 6 months

13

8.6

 7–11 months

10

6.6

 1–2 years

32

21.0

 3–4 years

45

29.6

 5–10 years

49

32.2

  > 10 years

3

2.0

Received nutritional counselling

 Yes

148

97.4

 No

4

2.6