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Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic back ground by parental death among school youth in Addis Ababa Ethiopia (N = 1948), 2012/13

From: Prevalence of “HIV/AIDS related” parental death and its association with sexual behavior of secondary school youth in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Variables

Both parents are alive n = 1601 (%)

At least one of the parents deceased n = 347 (%)

Father deceased n = 211 (%)

Mother deceased n = 70 (%)

Both parents deceased n = 66 (%)

Sex

Male

635(39.7)

131(37.8)

80(37.9)

21(30.0)

30(45.5)

Female

966(60.3)

216(62.2)

131(62.1)

49(70.0)

36(54.5)

Age category

15-18

1301(81.5)

263(75.8)

160(75.8)

56(80.0)

47(71.2)

>18 years

295(18.5)

84(24.2)

51(24.2)

14(20.0)

19(28.8)

Education

Over all

1599(82.2)

346(17.8)

211(10.9)

69(3.6)

66(3.4)

Grade 9-10

641(40.1)

140(40.6)

87(41.2)

25(36.2)

30(45.5)

Grade 11-12

958(59.9)

205(59.4)

124(58.8)

44(63.8)

36(54.5)

Percentage of over all parental death

 

347 (17.8)

211 (60.8)

70 (20.2)

66 (19.0)

Proportion of HIV/AIDS related orphans

 

97(4.99)

51(52.6)

19 (19.6)

27(27.8)

Ever had sex

No

1271(79.8)

249(72.4)

154(74.0)

48(68.6)

47(71.2)

Yes

322(20.2)

95(27.6)

54(26.0)

22(31.4)

19(28.8)

Had sex in previous year

No

90(29.8)

19(20.9)

11(21.2)

7(36.8)

1(5.3)

Yes

212(70.2)

72(79.1)

41(78.8)

12(63.2)

18(94.7)

No. of sexual partners in previous year

One

97(46.0)

32(44.4)

19(46.3)

3(25)

9(50.0)

Two or More

114(54.0)

40(55.6)

22(53.7)

9(75.0)

9(50.0)

Condom used

Consistently

83(39.7)

23(31.9)

11(26.8)

3(25.0)

8(44.4)

Inconsistently

126(60.3)

49(68.1)

30(73.2)

9(75.0)

10(55.6)