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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population attending ART clinic at Kitete Region referral hospital, Tabora region, from March to May 2022 (N = 242)

From: Prevalence of malaria infection and factors associated among HIV-infected adult patients attending HIV care and treatment clinic at Kitete regional referral hospital in Tabora region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

Variable	Number	Percentage
Age groups (years)
Median (IQR) 49.5 years (IQR 40–58)
≤ 20	9	3.7
21–30	15	6.2
31–40	41	16.9
41–50	72	29.8
≥ 51	105	43.4
Gender
Female	149	61.6
Male	93	38.4
Place of resident
Rural	71	29.3
Urban	171	70.7
Education level
No formal education	39	16.1
Primary education	140	57.9
Secondary education	43	17.8
College and above	20	8.3
Occupation status
Employed	13	5.4
Peasant	62	25.6
Self-employed	155	64.1
Unemployed	12	5.0
Use of mosquito net
No	23	9.5
Yes	219	90.5
Marital status
Divorced	46	19.0
Married	89	36.8
Widow/Widower	47	19.4
Single	60	24.8

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