Table 1. Characteristics of adolescents, their household/parents and the community included in analysis (N = 2160)*.
| Characteristics | % (n) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 12–14 years | 45.3 (978) |
| 15–18 years | 54.7 (1182) |
| School enrolment | |
| Currently enrolled in school | 93.8 (2027) |
| Currently not enrolled in school | 6.2 (133) |
| Highest education attainment | |
| No education or incomplete primary | 10.5 (225) |
| Complete primary or incomplete junior high | 50.6 (1087) |
| Complete junior high or above | 38.9 (836) |
| Employment | |
| Never worked for cash or in kind | 71.8 (1550) |
| Ever worked for cash or in kind | 28.2 (610) |
| Morbidities in the past two weeks | |
| Diarrhoea | 8.4 (181) |
| High fever | 2.1 (44) |
| Digestive problems1 | 18 (385) |
| Physical activity in the past 7 days | |
| Performed vigorous-intensity physical activity at least once2 | 63.4 (1369) |
| Performed moderate-intensity physical activity at least once3 | 98.6 (2126) |
| Watching television ≥2 hours everyday4 | 54.7 (1181) |
| Playing videogames at least once5 | 10.2 (220) |
| Leisure time computer use at least once5 | 20.1 (435) |
| Drinking water source | |
| Improved drinking water sources | 86.6 (1870) |
| Unimproved drinking water sources | 13.4 (290) |
| Sanitation facility | |
| Private sanitation facility | 75.8 (1637) |
| Non-private sanitation facility | 24.2 (523) |
| Maternal education | |
| No education or incomplete primary | 29.1 (620) |
| Complete primary or incomplete junior high | 28.5 (606) |
| Complete junior high or above | 42.4 (904) |
| Paternal education | |
| No education or incomplete primary | 22.9 (483) |
| Complete primary or incomplete junior high | 25.2 (530) |
| Complete junior high or above | 51.9 (1093) |
| Residence | |
| Urban | 47.8 (1032) |
| Rural | 52.2 (1128) |
* Missing values existed for adolescent education attainment (n = 12), diarrhea (n = 8), high fever (n = 9), digestive problems (n = 9), moderate intensity physical activity (n = 3), maternal education (n = 30) and paternal education (n = 54).
1 Digestive problems included nausea, vomiting, bloated feeling and pain (but not diarrhea).
2 Vigorous-intensity physical activity included carrying heavy loads (>10kg), pushing heavy loads (>30kg), pumping water, playing football, running, jumping ropes and playing martial arts.
3 Moderate-intensity physical activity included climbing up and down stairs, cycling to school, cycling for leisure, walking to school, walking for leisure, playing with siblings while not sitting, taking care of younger siblings, swimming, aerobic, playing basketball, baseball, volleyball, badminton, tennis or table tennis, gymnastics, yoga, dancing, cheerleading, weightlifting and chores such as working in the garden, sweeping the house, mopping the house, washing the bathroom, cleaning one’s bedroom and taking care of livestock and the field.
4 Each adolescent was asked the number of days and the average duration in hours of TV viewing on week days and the average duration in hours on Saturday and Sunday in the previous week.
5 Percentage of adolescents who performed any sedentary activity in the past seven days.