Menstrual hygiene management and school absenteeism among female adolescent students in Northeast Ethiopia

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

NB: *(protestant and catholic), **(live with husband and father), ***(farmer, daily laborer), ****(carpenter, barber, daily laborer), *****employed (government and private).