Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the students by sex, June 2009
| Â | Sex | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Male, n (%) | Female, n (%) | Total, n (%) |
Age in years | Â | Â | Â |
   15-19 | 148 (34.7) | 77 (39.3) | 225 (36.2) |
   20-24 | 265 (62.2) | 118 (60.2) | 383 (61.6) |
   25 or more | 13 (3.1) | 1 (0.5) | 14 (2.3) |
Religion | Â | Â | Â |
   Orthodox Christian | 264 (62.0) | 125 (63.8) | 389 (62.5) |
   Protestant Christian | 83 (19.5) | 41 (20.9) | 124 (19.9) |
   Muslim | 61 (14.3) | 25 (12.8) | 86 (13.8) |
   Other | 18 (4.2) | 5 (2.5) | 23 (3.8) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
   Never married | 415 (97.4) | 194 (99.0) | 609 (97.9) |
   Ever married/cohabiting | 11 (2.6) | 2(1.0) | 13 (2.1) |
Completed high school in Addis Ababa | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 210 (49.3) | 166 (84.7) | 376 (60.5) |
   No | 216 (50.7) | 30 (15.3) | 246 (39.5) |
Original background | Â | Â | Â |
   Urban | 311 (73.0) | 187 (95.4) | 498 (80.1) |
   Rural | 115 (27.0) | 9 (4.6) | 124 (19.9) |
Medical education status | Â | Â | Â |
   Year I | 229 (53.8) | 83 (42.3) | 312 (50.2) |
   Year II | 89 (20.9) | 46 (23.5) | 135 (21.7) |
   Year III | 38 (8.9) | 31 (15.8) | 69 (11.1) |
   Year IV | 47 (11.0) | 34 (17.3) | 81 (13.0) |
   Internship | 23 (5.4) | 2 (1.0) | 25 (4.0) |
Mother's educational level | Â | Â | Â |
   Illiterate | 173 (40.6) | 30 (15.3) | 203 (32.6) |
   Elementary to grade 12 | 96 (22.5) | 36 (18.4) | 132 (21.2) |
   12th grade complete plus diploma | 113 (26.5) | 83 (42.3) | 196 (31.5) |
   First degree or above | 44 (10.3) | 47 (24.0) | 91 (14.6) |
Father's educational level | Â | Â | Â |
   Illiterate | 138 (32.4) | 18 (9.2) | 156 (25.1) |
   Elementary to grade 12 | 92 (21.6) | 36 (18.4) | 128 (20.6) |
   12th grade complete plus diploma | 90 (21.1) | 50 (25.5) | 140 (22.5) |
   First degree or above | 106 (24.9) | 92 (46.9) | 198 (31.8) |
Family's main source of income | Â | Â | Â |
   Government employee | 123 (28.9) | 67 (34.2) | 190 (30.5) |
   Business | 97 (22.8) | 65 (33.2) | 162 (26.0) |
   Agriculture-based | 126 (29.6) | 8 (4.1) | 134 (21.5) |
   NGO/private firm employee | 37 (8.7) | 40 (20.4) | 77 (12.4) |
   Other | 43 (10.1) | 16 (8.2) | 59 (9.5) |
Total, N (%) | 426 (68.5%) | 196 (31.5%) | 622 (100%) |