Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristic of female under graduate students of Aksum University, College of Health Science, Tigray, Ethiopia (N = 344)
| Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age of respondent | 19–24 | 249 (72.4) |
| 25–30 | 83 (24.1) | |
| Marital status | Single | 254 (73.8) |
| Married | 28 (8.1) | |
| In relationship | 62 (18.0) | |
| Sexual experience | Yes | 205 (59.6) |
| No | 139 (40.4) | |
| Age at fist sex | 15–20 | 150 (43.6) |
| > 21 | 56 (16.3) | |
| Number of sexual partners | None | 139 (40.4) |
| Single | 73 (21.2) | |
| Multiple | 132 (38.4) | |
| Place of birth | Urban | 261 (75.9) |
| Rural | 83 (24.1) | |
| Level of education | Year I | 55 (16.0) |
| Year II | 55 (16.0) | |
| Year III | 68 (19.8) | |
| Year IV and above | 166 (48.3) | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 246 (71.2) |
| Catholic | 21 (6.1) | |
| Muslim | 27 (7.8) | |
| Protestant | 50 (14.5) |