Table 1.
Respondents’ Sociodemographic and Related Characteristics (n = 722)
| Characteristics | Frequency (Percentage) | Characteristics | Frequency (Percentage) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Father’s education | ||
| Male | 315 (43.6%) | Low education | 396 (54.8%) |
| Female | 407 (56.4%) | High education | 326 (45.2%) |
| Age group in years | Mother’s education | ||
| 14–15 | 126 (17.5%) | Low education | 432 (59.8%) |
| 16–17 | 375 (51.9%) | High education | 290 (40.2%) |
| 18–19 | 221 (30.6%) | ||
| Class/grade | Father’s occupation | ||
| 9–10 | 387 (53.6%) | Merchant | 204 (28.3%) |
| 11–12 | 335 (46.4%) | Government employee | 193 (26.7%) |
| Farmer | 192 (26.6%) | ||
| Other | 133 (18.4%) | ||
| School type | Mother’s occupation | ||
| Public | 420 (58.2%) | Merchant | 174 (24.1%) |
| Private | 302 (41.8%) | Government employee | 122 (16.9%) |
| Farmer | 60 (8.3%) | ||
| Housewife | 337 (46.7%) | ||
| Other | 29 (4.0%) | ||
| Place of origin (primary school background) | Household’s monthly income status | ||
| Urban | 570 (78.9%) | Low income | 353 (48.9%) |
| Rural | 152 (21.1%) | Middle income | 187 (25.9%) |
| High income | 182 (25.2%) | ||
| Living arrangement | Family member health professional | ||
| Live with parents | 499 (69.1%) | Yes | 147 (20.4%) |
| Live with siblings | 82 (11.4%) | No | 575 (79.6%) |
| Live alone renting room | 35 (4.8%) | Access to health services | |
| With friends renting room | 24 (3.3%) | Yes, properly | 236 (32.7%) |
| Live with relatives | 61 (8.4%) | Yes, to some extent | 300 (41.6%) |
| Other | 21 (2.9%) | No | 186 (25.8%) |
| Ethnicity | Internet access and use | ||
| Oromo | 545 (75.5%) | Yes | 453 (62.7%) |
| Amhara | 44 (6.1%) | No | 269 (37.3%) |
| Gurage | 23 (3.2%) | ||
| Other | 110 (15.2%) | ||
| Religious affiliation | Interest to learn about health | ||
| Islam | 389 (53.9%) | Yes very interested | 549 (76.0%) |
| Orthodox | 189 (26.2%) | Not very interested | 173 (24.0%) |
| Protestant | 131 (18.1%) | ||
| Other | 13 (1.8%) | ||
| Academic performance | Self-perceived health status | ||
| Low performance | 183 (25.3%) | Good health | 550 (76.2%) |
| High performance | 539 (74.7%) | Moderate health | 150 (20.8%) |
| Poor health | 22 (3.0%) | ||
| Parents’ marital status | Health experience | ||
| Married | 551 (76.3%) | Rare problems | 523 (72.4%) |
| Divorced | 89 (12.3%) | Occasional problems | 163 (22.6%) |
| Widowed | 62 (8.6%) | Frequent problems | 36 (5.0%) |
| Other | 20 (2.8%) | Outlooks on life/futurity | |
| Negative | 146 (20.2%) | ||
| Positive | 576 (79.8%) |