Knowledge and menstrual hygiene practice among adolescent school girls in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of adolescent girls at Gedeo zone high schools, Southern Ethiopia 2019 (n = 791)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percentage
Age	< 15 years	118	14.9
Age	> 15 years	573	85.1
Living with	Parents	290	31.3
	Relatives	253	27.3
	Peers	215	23.2
Residency	Town	243	30.7
Residency	Rural	548	69.3
Religion	Orthodox	206	26.0
	Protestant	461	58.3
	Muslim	64	8.1
	Others	60	7.6
Ethnicity	Gedeo	409	51.7
	Oromo	182	23.0
	Amhara	133	16.8
	Guragie	25	3.2
	Others	42	5.3
Birth order	First	285	36.0
	In between	326	41.2
	Last	180	22.8
Maternal education	Unable to read and write	278	35.1
	Able to read and write	138	17.4
	Primary	213	26.9
	Secondary	73	9.2
	Diploma and above	89	11.3
Paternal education	Unable to read and write	202	25.5
	Able to read and write	212	26.8
	Primary	271	34.3
	Secondary	44	5.6
	Diploma and above	62	7.8
Family structure	Nuclear	538	68.0
Family structure	Extended	253	32.0