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Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of HIV Positive Pediatrics Attending Care in South Gondar health facilities

From: Underweight and its associated factors among pediatrics attending HIV Care in South Gondar Zone public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021

Variable

frequency

Percentage

  

Ethnicity

Amhara

355

93.7

 

Other

24

6.3

 

Total

379

100.0

 

Residency

Urban

248

65.4

 

Rural

131

34.6

 

Total

379

100.0

 

Marital status of caretaker

currently not married

289

76.3

 

currently married

90

23.7

 

Total

379

100.0

 

Monthly income of caretakers in Birr

< 1500

70

18.5

 

1500 to 3000

120

31.7

 

> 3000

189

49.9

 

Total

379

100.0

 

Relationship of caretaker with child

First relative

241

63.6

 

other

138

36.4

 

Total

379

100.0

 

Age of child

< 60 month

125

33.0

 

60 to 120 month

54

14.2

 

121 to 180 month

200

52.8

 

Total

379

100.0

 

Sex of child

Male

190

50.1

 

Female

189

49.9

 

Total

379

100.0

 

Religion of caretaker

Protestant

21

5.5

 

Orthodox

341

90

 

Muslim

17

4.5

 

Total

379

100.0

 

Education of caretaker

can read and write

217

57.3

 

not read and write

162

42.7

 

Total

379

100.0

 

Occupation of caretakers

Government employed

43

11.3

 

NGO employed

39

10.3

 

Merchant

132

34.8

 

Daily Laborer

144

38.0

 

Other (specify)

21

5.5

 

Total

379

100.0

 

Number family

< 4

245

64.6

 

>=4

134

35.4

 

Total

379

100.0

 

Birth order

1

91

24.0

 

2

109

28.8

 

3

102

26.9

 

4

77

20.3

 

Total

379

100.0

 

Source of water

protected

197

52.0

 

unprotected

182

48.0

 

Total

379

100.0

 

Waste disposal system

Closed

217

57.3

 

Open

162

42.7

 

Total

379

100.0