Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of informants participated in the study, west Gojjam zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018
Characters | Description | YFS program | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Program area | Non-program area | |||
Background characteristics of unmarried adolescent participated in the FGD(n = 46) | ||||
 Sex | Male | 8 | 7 | 15 |
Female | 15 | 16 | 31 | |
 Age | Mean age (SD) | 17.8 (1.6) | 17.8 (1.3) | 17.8 (1.4) |
 Current schooling status | In-school | 13 | 15 | 28 |
Out-of school | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
 Religion | Orthodox | 21 | 23 | 44 |
Muslim | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Background characteristics of parents participated in the FGD(n = 44) | ||||
 Sex | Male | 7 | 8 | 15 |
Female | 14 | 15 | 29 | |
 Age | Mean age | 54 (7.2) | 50.6 (5.8) | 52.5 (7.7) |
 Educational status | Illiterate | 8 | 10 | 18 |
Write and read | 10 | 8 | 18 | |
Literate | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
 Religion | Orthodox | 20 | 22 | 42 |
Muslim | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Marital status | Married | 17 | 20 | 37 |
Widowed/divorced | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
 Occupation | Farmer | 16 | 20 | 36 |
Employed | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Daily laborer | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Characteristics of religious leaders (5), community elders (5), health workers (6) and teachers (2) participated in the Key informant interview (n = 18) | ||||
 Religious leaders | Orthodox | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Muslim | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Mean age | 66 | 76 | 71 | |
 Community elders | Male | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Female | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Mean age | 74 | 72 | 73 | |
Characteristics of health workers (6) and teachers (2) | ||||
 Sex | Male | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Female | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
 Age | Mean Age | 30 (2.8) | 27 (2.8) | 27.6 (3.7) |
 Education | Diploma | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Degree | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
 Work experience | < 5 years | 1 | 2 | 3 |
> = 5 years | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
 Adolescent experienced SRH problems | 2 | 2 | 4 | |