Table 4 Socio-demographic characteristics of adolescent school girls in Northeast Ethiopia, 2013
Characteristics of respondents (n = 574) | Numbers | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age group (years) | 10-13 | 76 | 13.24 |
14-16 | 306 | 53.31 | |
17-19 | 192 | 33.45 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 313 | 54.53 |
Islam | 239 | 41.64 | |
Others* | 22 | 3.83 | |
Residence | Rural | 315 | 54.88 |
Urban | 259 | 45.12 | |
Grade | Grade 7 | 305 | 53.14 |
Grade 8 | 269 | 46.86 | |
Marital status | Never married | 568 | 98.95 |
Married | 6 | 1.05 | |
Ethnicity | Amhara | 562 | 97.91 |
Tigre | 12 | 2.09 | |
Live with | Both parents | 425 | 74.04 |
Mother only | 81 | 14.11 | |
Relatives | 43 | 7.49 | |
Others** | 25 | 4.36 | |
Mother’s education | Illiterate | 244 | 42.51 |
Read & write | 181 | 31.53 | |
Primary | 83 | 14.46 | |
Secondary and above | 66 | 11.50 | |
Father’s education | Illiterate | 153 | 26.66 |
Read & write | 210 | 36.59 | |
Primary | 98 | 17.07 | |
Secondary and above | 113 | 19.69 | |
Mother’s occupation | House wife | 361 | 62.89 |
Petty trader | 157 | 27.35 | |
Employed***** | 37 | 6.45 | |
Others*** | 19 | 3.31 | |
Father’s occupation | Farmer | 381 | 66.38 |
Petty trader | 81 | 14.11 | |
Employed***** | 101 | 17.59 | |
Others**** | 11 | 1.92 | |
Monthly expenditure (Eth Birr) | <=300 | 129 | 22.47 |
301-600 | 170 | 29.62 | |
601-900 | 91 | 15.85 | |
901-1200 | 103 | 17.94 | |
>1200 | 81 | 14.11 | |