Table 2.
Distribution of the study sample by socio-demographic characteristics (n=402).
| Characteristics | Number (n) | Percent (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade | ||||
| Grade 9 | 128 | 31.84 | ||
| Grade 10 | 142 | 35.32 | ||
| Grade 11 | 132 | 32.84 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 182 | 45.27 | ||
| Female | 220 | 54.73 | ||
| Religion | ||||
| Christian | 363 | 90.52 | ||
| Islam | 35 | 8.73 | ||
| Other | 3 | 0.75 | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Tigrigna | 379 | 94.28 | ||
| Others‡ | 23 | 5.72 | ||
| Father's Education level | ||||
| Elementary and Below | 52 | 12.94 | ||
| Junior | 72 | 17.91 | ||
| Secondary School | 85 | 21.14 | ||
| Tertiary Level | 193 | 48.01 | ||
| Mother's Educational level | ||||
| Elementary and Below | 102 | 25.37 | ||
| Junior | 77 | 19.15 | ||
| Secondary School | 127 | 31.59 | ||
| Tertiary Level | 96 | 23.88 | ||
| Family History of MI | ||||
| No | 390 | 97.01 | ||
| Yes | 12 | 2.99 | ||
| Neighbor History of MI | ||||
| No | 286 | 71.14 | ||
| Yes | 116 | 28.86 | ||
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| Minimum, | Maximum | Mean | SD | |
| Age | 13 | 20 | 15.81 | 1.13 |
| Average Score | 32 | 97 | 71.2 | 11.26 |
‡Others include Tigre (n=12), Saho (n=6), Blien (n=3), Afar (n=1), and Rashaida (n= 1).