Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of rural and urban adolescents in Guraghe zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020

Age (n = 1075)

 15–16

152(42.4)

299(41.7)

451(41.9)

χ2 = 0.056

P = 0.432

 17–19

206(57.6)

418(58.3)

624(58.1)

 Mean(± SD) age (n = 1075)

16.9 ± 1.4

17.0 ± 1.4

Sex (n = 1075)

 Male

153(42.7)

289(40.3)

442(41.1)

 Female

205(57.3)

428(59.7)

633(58.9)

Marital status(n = 1075)

 Ever Married

22(6.1)

34(4.7)

56(5.2)

χ2 = 0.952

P = 0.202

 Unmarried

336(93.9)

683(95.3)

1019(94.8)

Educational status (n = 1075)

 No formal education

12(3.4)

30(4.2)

42(3.9)

χ2 = 1.688

P = 0.430

 Primary

150(41.9)

323(45.0)

473(44.0)

 Secondary

196(54.7)

364(50.8)

560(52.1)

Occupational status (n = 1075)

 Student

283(79.1)

590(82.3)

873(81.2)

χ2 = 2.030

P = 0.362

 Daily laborer

41(11.4)

75(10.4)

116(10.8)

 Unemployed

34(9.5)

52(7.3)

86(8.0)

Current living arrangement (n = 1075)

 With bother parent

301(84.1)

598(83.4)

899(83.6)

χ2 = 5.62

P = 0.132

 With mother only

23(6.4)

61(8.5)

84(7.8)

 With father only

20(5.6)

24(3.4)

44(4.1)

 With husband or wife

14(3.9)

34(4.7)

48(4.5)

Mother’s education level (n = 1032)

 No Formal education

153(45.1)

398(57.4)

551(53.4)

χ2 = 26.904

P < 0.001

 Primary

123(36.3)

198(28.6)

321(31.1)

 Secondary

29(8.6)

71(10.2)

100(9.7)

 Diploma and above

34(10.0)

26(3.8)

60(5.8)

Father’s educational level (n = 988)

 No formal education

86(25.9)

252(38.4)

338(34.2)

χ2 = 62.872

P < 0.001

 Primary

83(25.0)

243(37.0)

326(33.0)

 Secondary

109(32.8)

120(18.3)

229(27.2)

 Diploma and above

54(16.3)

41(6.3)

95(9.6)

Family size(n = 1075)

  ≤ 5

223(62.3)

349(48.7)

572(53.2)

χ2 = 18.876

P < 0.001

  > 5

135(37.7)

368(51.3)

503(46.8)