Table 3 Demographic characteristics of focus group discussion participants

Sex

Male

45 (48)

23 (46)

22 (51)

Female

48 (52)

27 (54)

21 (49)

Age

Median = 41

Median = 42.5

IQR = 36-48

Range = 27–65

Median = 39

IQR = 35-48

Range = 25–66

Marital Status

Single (never married)

7 (8)

3 (6)

4 (9)

Married monogamous

49 (53)

26 (52)

26 (53)

Divorced

7 (8)

4 (8)

3 (7)

Separated

9 (10)

6 (12)

3 (7)

Widowed

20 (22)

11 (22)

9 (21)

Decline to answer

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (2)

Religion

Traditional

1 (1)

1 (2)

0 (0)

Roman Catholic

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Protestant

28 (30)

13 (26)

15 (35)

Orthodox

52 (56)

29 (58)

23 (53)

Apostolic Sect

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (2)

Muslim

11 (12)

7 (14)

4 (9)

Residence

Urban

83 (89)

44 (88)

39 (91)

Rural

10 (11)

6 (12)

4 (9)

Educational background

No formal schooling

19 (20)

11 (22)

8 (19)

Some primary schooling

27 (29)

14 (28)

13 (30)

Completed primary school only

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Some secondary school

27 (29)

17 (34)

10 (23)

Completed secondary school only

12 (13)

6 (12)

6 (14)

Some tertiary schooling or higher

2 (2)

1 (2)

1 (2)

Technical

2 (2)

1 (2)

1 (2)

University

4 (4)

0 (0)

4 (9)

Currently earning money

Full-time employed

23 (25)

11 (22)

12 (28)

Part-time employed

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (2)

Self-employed

28 (30)

22 (44)

6 (14)

Self-employed, informal sector

9 (10)

4 (8)

5 (12)

Temporary jobs

13 (14)

6 (12)

7 (16)

Unemployed

19 (20)

7 (14)

12 (28)

Money earned last year

<= 100 ETB

6 (6)

3 (6)

3 (7)

100–500 ETB

26 (28)

16 (32)

10 (23)

501–1000 ETB

16 (17)

10 (20)

6 (14)

1001–4000 ETB

23 (25)

10 (20)

13 (30)

> 4000 ETB

9 (10)

6 (12)

3 (7)

Don’t know

11 (12)

4 (8)

7 (16)

Decline to answer

2 (2)

1 (2)

1 (2)

Length on ARVs

1-<2 year

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2–5 years

10 (11)

2 (4)

8 (19)

> 5 years

83 (89)

48 (96)

35 (81)

Length enrolled in ASM

< 3 months

2 (4)

> 3 months, but < 1 year

11 (22)

Over 1 year

37 (74)

Have a primary partner

Yes

51 (55)

26 (52)

25 (58)

No

42 (45)

24 (48)

18 (42)

HIV status of primary partner

n = 51

n = 26

n = 25

Negative

11 (22)

4 (15)

7 (28)

Positive

37 (74)

21 (81)

16 (64)

Partner never tested

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Don’t know

3 (6)

1 (4)

2 (8)

Distance live from this health facility by transport

Less than 10 min

7 (8)

4 (8)

3 (7)

Between 10 to 30 min

45 (48)

20 (40)

25 (58)

30 min to 1 h

28 (30)

16 (32)

12 (28)

Between 1 to 2 h

8 (9)

5 (10)

3 (7)

Over 2 h

5 (5)

5 (10)

0 (0)

Belong to a community HIV support group

Yes

18 (19)

7 (14)

11 (26)

No

75 (81)

43 (86)

32 (74)