Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of adolescents in Mettu town, September 2020
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 10–14 | 365 | 44.6 |
 15–19 | 454 | 55.4 |
Gender | ||
 Male | 399 | 48.7 |
 Female | 420 | 51.3 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Tigrawi | 67 | 8.2 |
 Oromo | 614 | 75.0 |
 Gurage | 18 | 2.2 |
 Amhara | 100 | 12.2 |
 Others* | 20 | 2.4 |
Level of education | ||
 Primary education | 423 | 51.6 |
 Secondary education | 345 | 42.2 |
 No formal education | 51 | 6.2 |
Family size | ||
  ≥ 4 | 632 | 77.2 |
  < 4 | 187 | 22.8 |
Parents living status | ||
 Both alive | 713 | 87.1 |
 Both not alive | 22 | 2.7 |
 Only one parent alive | 84 | 10.3 |
Educational level of the father | ||
 No formal education | 153 | 18.7 |
 Primary school | 310 | 37.9 |
 Secondary school and above | 356 | 43.5 |
Parental marital status | ||
 Married/live together | 690 | 84.2 |
 Divorced/separated/single | 73 | 8.9 |
 Widowed | 56 | 6.8 |
Educational level of the mother | ||
 No formal education | 188 | 22.9 |
 Primary school | 361 | 44.1 |
 Secondary school and above | 270 | 33.0 |
Mother occupational status | ||
 Unemployed | 47 | 5.7 |
 Employed | 772 | 94.3 |
Father occupational status | ||
 Unemployed | 46 | 5.6 |
 Employed | 773 | 94.4 |