Knowledge of peri-menarcheal changes and a comparative analysis of the age at menarche among young adolescent school girls in urban and rural Cameroon

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants

Variable	modalities/options	URBAN, n = 570		RURAL, n = 587		Total, n = 1157
Variable	modalities/options	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Level of education of male parent/guardian	never schooled	17	2.98	103	17.55	120	10.37
	Primary	77	13.51	198	33.73	275	23.77
	Secondary	174	30.50	151	25.72	325	28.09
	Higher	302	52.98	135	23.00	437	37.70
Number of household Members	1–5	309	54.21	151	25.72	460	39.76
	5–10	214	37.54	177	30.15	391	33.79
	10 and above	47	8.24	219	37.31	266	22.99
Occupation of male Parents	Skilled	429	75.30	276	47.00	705	60.93
Occupation of male Parents	Unskilled	141	24.70	311	53.00	452	39.07

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