Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of in-depth interview respondents, Gedeo zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region, Ethiopia (n=24 adolescents)

Characteristics of respondents	Category	Frequency	Per cent
Age, years	15	5	20.8
	16	3	12.6
	17	5	20.8
	18	6	25.0
	19	5	20.8
Sex	Female	16	66.7
	Male	8	33.3
Residence	Urban	10	41.7
	Rural	14	58.3
Marital status	Unmarried	19	79.2
	Married	5	20.8
Education level	ninth grade	6	25.0
	10th grade	7	29.2
	11th grade	5	20.8
	12th grade	6	25.0
Religion	Protestant	13	54.2
	Orthodox	8	33.3
	Muslim	2	8.3
	Catholic	1	4.2