Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants in Tigray, refugee camps, northern Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 536)

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)
Sex
Male	369	68.8
Female	167	31.2
Age
< 14	158	29.5
14–19	234	43.7
20–24	144	26.9
Living with arrangement
With father and mother	131	24.4
Father only or mother only	155	28.9
Relatives/friends	109	20.3
Alone	141	26.3
Family marital status
They live together	215	40.1
Separated	118	22.0
Divorced	94	17.5
Widowed	109	20.3
Previous residence
Urban	199	37.1
Rural	337	62.9
Religion
Orthodox	309	57.6
Muslim	116	21.6
Catholic	90	16.8
Protestant	21	3.9
Educational status
Unable to read and write	119	22.2
Only read and write	158	29.5
Primary school (grade 1–8)	150	28.0
Secondary school (grade 9–12)	80	14.9
College and above	29	5.4
Ethnicity
Tigrigna speakers	495	92.4
Othera	41	7.6
Pocket money
Yes	144	26.9
No	392	73.1

^aKunama, Amhara, Somali and Afar