Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of In-school Adolescents in Hidhabu Abote Wereda Oromia Region North Shewa, Central Ethiopia 2020
Variables | Frequency, n % | |
|---|---|---|
Grade | 9 | 238 (59.2) |
10 | 164 (40.8) | |
Age group (in year) | 10–15 | 33 (8.2) |
16–19 | 369 (91.8) | |
Sex | Female | 230 (57.2) |
Male | 172 (42.8) | |
Religion | Protestant | 5 (1.2) |
Orthodox | 377 (93.8) | |
Muslim | 14 (3.5) | |
Waqeffana | 6 (1.5) | |
Residence | Urban | 102 (25.4) |
Rural | 300 (74.6) | |
Number of family members | < 5 | 92 (22.9) |
> 5 | 310 (77.1) | |
With whom participant live currently | Alone | 18 (4.5) |
Both | 275 (68.4) | |
Other than parents | 109 (27.1) | |
Mothers Educational status | No formal education | 238 (59.2) |
Primary | 125 (31.1) | |
Secondary | 16 (4.0) | |
College | 11 (2.7) | |
Degree and above | 12 (3.0) | |
Fathers Educational status | No formal education | 292 (72.6) |
Primary | 91 (22.6) | |
Higher level | 19 (4.7) | |
Mothers occupation | House wife | 357 (88.8) |
Government employer | 21 (5.2) | |
Merchant | 24 (6.0) | |
Fathers occupation | Farmer | 381 (94.4) |
Government employer | 21 (5.2) | |
Average monthly income | < 2000ETB | 104 (25.9) |
> 2000ETB | 298 (74.1) | |
Time taken from home to school on foot | < 30 min | 148 (36.8) |
> 30 min | 254 (63.2) |