Table 2 Characteristics of alcohol ever drinkers among the sampled high school students (n = 372)
From: Alcohol drinking patterns among high school students in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
Factors | Ever drinkers' frequency (%)§, ¥ |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 254 (68.3) |
Female | 118 (31.7) |
Age, Mean(SD) | 17.5 (2.5) |
Grade | |
9th | 150 (40.2) |
10th | 74 (19.8) |
11th | 65 (17.4) |
12th | 84 (23.3) |
Religion | |
Orthodox Christian | 278 (74.7) |
Protestant | 20 (5.4) |
Catholic | 43 (11.6) |
Muslim | 27 (7.3) |
Others | 4 (1.1) |
Have friends who drink alcohol | |
Yes | 302 (81.8) |
No | 67 (18.2) |
Living with people who smoke cigarettes | |
Yes | 278 (75.3) |
No | 91 (24.7) |
Have you drunk in the past 30 days? | |
Yes | 179 (10.4) |
No | 1542 (89.6) |
Ever drunk alcohol as well as chewed khat § | |
Yes | 186 (50.0) |
No | 186 (50.0) |
Ever drunk alcohol as well as smoked | |
Yes | 114 (30.6) |
No | 258 (69.4) |