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Table 1 Percentage distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of in and out-of-school youths in Nekemte Town, Western Ethiopia, 2012

From: Assessment of risky sexual behaviors and risk perception among youths in Western Ethiopia: the influences of family and peers: a comparative cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Category

Number (percentage)

  

In-school (n = 600)

Out-of-school (n = 583)

Total (n = 1183)

Sex

Male

372 (62%)

411 (70.5%)

783 (66.1%)

Female

228 (38%)

172 (29.5%)

400 (33.8%)

Age

15-19 years

468 (78%)

104 (22%)

572 (48.3%)

20-24 years

132 (22%)

479 (72%)

611 (51.6%)

Mean age (±SD)

17.3 (±3.6)

21.6 (±2.3)

 

Religion

Protestant

327 (54.6%)

306 (52.6%)

633 (53.5%)

Orthodox

204 (36.2%)

212 (36.4%)

416 (35.1%)

Muslim

55 (9.2%)

46 (7.8%)

101 (8.5%)

Others

13 (2.2%)

19 (3.2%)

32 (2.7%)

Religiosity

Never attend

20 (3.4%)

30 (5.2%)

50 (4.2%)

Attend frequently

416 (69.3%)

360 (61.8%)

776 (65.6%)

Occasionally

164 (27.3%)

193 (32.0%)

357 (30.1%)

Ethnicity

Oromo

489 (81.6%)

486 (83.4%)

975 (82.4%)

Amhara

76 (12.6%)

87 (15%)

163 (13.8%)

Guragehe

24 (4.0%)

20 (3.4%)

44 (3.7%)

Others

11 (1.8%)

7 (1.2%)

18 (1.5%)

Educational status

Not literate

NA

NA

NA

Elementary

NA

164 (28.2%)

164 (13.8%)

Secondary or above

600 (100%)

419 (71.8)

1019 (86.1%)

Perceived family economic status

Poor

92 (15.3%)

93 (15.9%)

185 (15.6%)

Medium

427 (71.1%)

410 (70.4%)

837 (70.7%)

Rich

81 (13.6%)

80 (14.1%)

161 (13.6%)

Living arrangement

Alone

78 (13%)

104 (18%)

182 (15.3%)

Both parents

208 (34.8%)

125 (21.4%)

333 (28.1%)

Single parent

121 (20.1%)

36 (6.0%)

157 (13.2%)

Relatives

73 (12.1%)

181 (31.1%)

254 (21.4%)

Friends

120 (20%)

137 (23.5%)

257 (21.7%)

Membership of anti-AIDS movement club

Club members

204 (34.0%)

168 (28.8%)

372 (31.4%)

 

Non-club members

396 (66.0%)

415 (72.2%)

811 (68.6%)

  1. NA: Not Applicable.