Table 3 Number of adherence of patients defined by socio- demographic characteristics

Gender

Male

61

57

35

31

Female

37

48

32

35

Age (in years)

10-20

20

12

12

12

21-30

26

37

22

25

31-40

20

25

12

17

41-50

11

6

6

6

Marital status

Never married

38

48

29

35

Married

38

48

28

23

Divorced

11

3

3

3

Widowed

6

3

6

5

Educational status

Diploma &above

23

23

9

6

10-12 grade

28

37

29

23

7-10 grade

23

18

14

15

1-6 grade

6

11

3

12

No formal schooling

17

11

8

9

Occupational status

Unemployed

20

291

12

28

Private NGO

12

17

12

11

Government

26

20

12

5

Farmer

18

8

8

5

Student

11

6

6

5

Merchant

5

9

3

2

Others

5

15

12

12

Religion

Orthodox

46

43

29

26

Muslim

20

26

14

20

Protestant

23

28

18

15

Catholic

6

3

2

2

Others

3

5

5

3

Monthly income (In Ethiopian Birr)

>300

18

22

15

15

200-300

23

20

14

11

100-200

26

22

14

9

< 100

22

28

18

17

9

12

6

14