Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in Dembia district, northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 462)
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 430 | 93.1 |
Muslim | 32 | 6.9 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 198 | 42.9 |
Rural | 264 | 57.1 |
Residency of adolescent | ||
With-family | 382 | 82.7 |
Away from family | 80 | 17.3 |
Living status of adolescent | ||
With mother and father | 369 | 79.9 |
With only mother | 56 | 12.1 |
With only father | 12 | 2.6 |
With guardian | 18 | 3.9 |
With Others | 7 | 1.5 |
Marital status of the mother | ||
Married | 434 | 93.9 |
Divorced | 17 | 3.7 |
Separated | 4 | 0.9 |
Widowed | 7 | 1.5 |
Marital status of adolescent | ||
Single | 425 | 92.0 |
Married | 34 | 7.4 |
Divorced | 3 | 0.6 |
Mother’s educational level | ||
Cannot read and write | 272 | 59.3 |
Can read and write | 148 | 32.2 |
Primary | 7 | 1.5 |
Secondary | 7 | 1.5 |
Tertiary | 25 | 5.5 |
Mother’s occupation | ||
Housewife | 362 | 79.0 |
Civil servant | 29 | 6.3 |
Farmer | 21 | 4.6 |
Merchant | 34 | 7.4 |
Labor | 5 | 1.1 |
Private | 3 | 0.7 |
No work | 4 | 0.9 |
Father’s occupation | ||
Farmer | 266 | 60.1 |
Craft | 4 | 0.9 |
Merchant | 51 | 11.5 |
Labor | 14 | 3.2 |
Civil servant | 40 | 9.0 |
NGO | 11 | 2.4 |
Private | 57 | 12.9 |
Father’s education | ||
Cannot read and write | 181 | 40.8 |
Can read and write | 233 | 50.2 |
Primary | 3 | 0.7 |
Secondary | 2 | 0.5 |
Tertiary | 35 | 7.8 |
Wealth status | ||
Low | 201 | 43.6 |
Middle | 152 | 33.0 |
High | 108 | 23.4 |