Table 3.
Characteristics on behavior, lifestyle, health, and sanitation among school adolescents in Wolaita Sodo town, May 2015.
| Variables (N=655) | Level | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work besides education | Yes | 81 | 12.4 |
| No | 574 | 87.6 | |
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| Smoke cigarette | Yes | 2 | 0.3 |
| No | 653 | 99.7 | |
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| Ever drink alcohol | Yes | 32 | 4.9 |
| No | 623 | 95.1 | |
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| Latrine type (n=654) | Dry pit | 575 | 87.9 |
| Flush toilet | 79 | 12.1 | |
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| Water source | Safe | 618 | 94.4 |
| Unsafe | 37 | 5.6 | |
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| Cattle in the same house | Yes | 186 | 28.4 |
| No | 469 | 71.6 | |
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| Brush teeth per day | No | 53 | 8.1 |
| At least once | 602 | 91.9 | |
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| Hand wash before feeding | Not at all | 11 | 1.7 |
| Sometimes | 56 | 8.5 | |
| Usually | 588 | 89.8 | |
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| Menses (n=315) | Yes | 267 | 84.8 |
| No | 48 | 15.2 | |
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| Illness in the last two weeks | Yes | 80 | 12.2 |
| No | 575 | 87.8 | |
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| Any chronic illness | Yes | 10 | 1.5 |
| No | 645 | 98.5 | |
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| Difficulty in seeing at night | Yes | 40 | 6.1 |
| No | 615 | 93.9 | |
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| Neck swelling | Yes | 56 | 8.5 |
| No | 599 | 91.5 | |