Table 1.

Characteristics of adolescents in Legehida district, Northeast Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 406)

Variable	Category	Number	Percentage
Sex	Male	206	50.7
	Female	200	49.3
Age	14–16	368	90.6
	17–19	38	9.4
Religion	Orthodox	110	27.1
	Muslim	296	72.9
Grade level	9th	262	64.5
	10th	144	35.5
Perceived academic performance	Outstanding	227	55.9
	Average	133	32.7
	Poor	46	11.4
Living arrangement	With biological father and mother	220	54.2
	With biological father only	32	7.9
	With biological mother only	38	9.4
	With others	116	28.6
Religious service attendance	Never	68	16.7
	Occasionally	176	43.3
	Daily	162	39.9
Family residence	Rural	324	79.8
	Urban	82	20.2
Father education	Illiterate	98	24.1
	Literate	308	75.9
Mother education	Illiterate	146	36.0
	Literate	260	64.0
Family SES	Low	131	32.2
	Middle	245	60.3
	High	30	7.5