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Table 2 Health facility and community related characteristics of HIV patients in Gojjam, northwest Ethiopia, 2019

From: Same-day antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation and associated factors among HIV positive people in Northwest Ethiopia: baseline characteristics of prospective cohort

Characteristics

Frequency (%)

Zone

 East Gojjam

331 (43.60)

 West Gojjam

170 (22.40)

 Bahir Dar city

258 (34.00)

Facility type

 Health center

378 (49.80)

 Hospital

381 (50.20)

Residence of the patient

 Rural

182 (24)

 Urban

577 (76)

Distance form health facility

  < 1 h walking

592 (78)

  > =1 h walking

167 (22)

HIV diagnosis made

 The same facility

584 (76.90)

 Another facility

175 (23.10)

Testing modality

 Provider initiated

513 (67.60)

 Self-initiated

246 (32.40)