Table 1.
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the study participants, including schoolchildren, Dembecha town, Ethiopia November 2019 to March 2020.
| Variables | Categories | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 147 (46.5) |
| Female | 169 (53.5) | |
| Age in year | 5-9 | 131 (41.5) |
| 10-15 | 185 (58.5) | |
| Grade | 1-4 | 162 (51.3) |
| 5-8 | 154 (48.7) | |
| Kebele | 1 | 102 (32.3) |
| 2 | 98 (31.0) | |
| 3 | 116 (36.7) | |
| Mother’s education level | Illiterate | 100 (31.7) |
| Primary school | 118 (37.3) | |
| Secondary school and above | 98 (31.0) | |
| Mother’s income level | Below 1000 | 155 (49.1) |
| 1000-3000 | 96 (30.3) | |
| Above 3000 | 65 (20.6) | |
| Father’s education level | Illiterate | 57 (18.0) |
| Primary school | 103 (32.6) | |
| Secondary school and above | 156 (49.4) | |
| Father’s income level | Below 1000 | 61 (19.3) |
| 1000-3000 | 78 (24.7) | |
| Above 3000 | 177 (56.0) |