Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Gurage zone southern Ethiopia (January to December 30, 2017) (n = 600)
| Frequency | Percent (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender of the child | ||
| Male | 349 | 58.17 |
| Female | 251 | 41.83 |
| Total | 600 | 100.0 |
| Age | ||
| Mean of age | 10.48 | |
| Minimum age | 4 | |
| Maximum age | 17 | |
| Age group of children | ||
| < 6 | 9 | 1.5 |
| 6–10 | 299 | 49.8 |
| 11–15 | 264 | 44.0 |
| > 15 | 28 | 4.7 |
| Total | 600 | 100.0 |
| Residence of the child | ||
| Urban | 317 | 52.83 |
| Rural | 283 | 47.27 |
| Total | 600 | 100.0 |
| Mother’s highest level of education | ||
| Illiterate | 277 | 46.17 |
| Informal education | 1 | 0.17 |
| Primary 1_8 | 281 | 46.83 |
| Secondary 9_12 | 31 | 5.17 |
| Diploma | 10 | 1.66 |
| Total | 600 | 100.0 |
| Districts of the child | ||
| Abeshge | 297 | 49.50 |
| Cheha | 103 | 17.17 |
| Kebena | 200 | 33.33 |
| Total | 600 | 100.0 |
| Ethnicity of the child | ||
| Gurage | 265 | 44.17 |
| Amhara | 260 | 43.33 |
| Oromo | 54 | 9.0 |
| Tigre | 3 | 0.5 |
| Other | 18 | 3.0 |
| Total | 600 | 100.0 |