Table 3.
The Health related characteristics of the Adolescents in Dembia District, Northwest Ethiopia 2017
| Characteristics | Frequency(n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Known chronic Diseases | ||
| no | 433 | 93.7 |
| yes | 29 | 6.3 |
| Types of chronic Diseases | ||
| Tuberculosis | 6 | 1.3 |
| Hypertension | 1 | 0.2 |
| Cardiac Diseases | 16 | 3.5 |
| kidney | 6 | 1.3 |
| Diarrheal episode | ||
| no | 429 | 92.9 |
| yes | 33 | 7.1 |
| Upper respiratory tract | ||
| no | 297 | 64.3 |
| yes | 165 | 35.7 |
| Infectious Diseases | ||
| Malaria | 49 | 10.6 |
| Beginning of menstruation | ||
| no | 43 | 9.3 |
| yes | 419 | 90.7 |
| Current status of menstruation | ||
| no | 380 | 82.3 |
| yes | 38 | 8.2 |
| Changing of pad in a hour | ||
| one times | 22 | 4.8 |
| two times | 20 | 4.3 |
| three times | 1 | 0.2 |
| nothing | 377 | 81.6 |