Table 2.
Socio-Demographic and economic characteristics of the adolescents girls and their mother, Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age of adolescent | ||
| 15–16 | 200 | 43.3 |
| 17–19 | 262 | 56.7 |
| Age of mother | ||
| 25–34 | 74 | 16 |
| 35–44 | 257 | 55.6 |
| 45–54 | 110 | 23.8 |
| ≥ 55 | 21 | 4.5 |
| Residency of adolescents | ||
| Urban | 198 | 42.9 |
| Rural | 264 | 57.1 |
| Living residents of the Adolescents | ||
| With family | 382 | 82.7 |
| With rent | 80 | 17.3 |
| Living status of the Adolescents | ||
| With both mother and father | 369 | 79.9 |
| With only Mother | 56 | 12.1 |
| With only Father | 12 | 2.6 |
| With Guardians | 18 | 3.9 |
| Others | 7 | 1.5 |
| Mother education | ||
| Not able to read and write | 272 | 58.9 |
| Able to read and write | 151 | 32.7 |
| Primary school | 7 | 1.5 |
| High school | 7 | 1.5 |
| Certificate and above | 25 | 5.4 |
| Father education | ||
| Not able to read and write | 181 | 39.2 |
| Able to read and write | 223 | 48.3 |
| Primary school | 3 | 0.6 |
| High school | 2 | 0.4 |
| Certificate and above | 35 | 7.6 |
| Birth order | ||
| 1–5 | 393 | 85.1 |
| 6–10 | 69 | 14.9 |
| Birth interval | ||
| 00–6 | 449 | 97.2 |
| 7–12 | 13 | 2.8 |
| Marital status of the adolescents | ||
| Single | 425 | 92 |
| Married | 34 | 7.4 |
| Divorced | 3 | 0.6 |
| House hold wealth Index | ||
| Poor | 198 | 42.9 |
| Middle | 151 | 32.7 |
| Riche | 113 | 24.5 |