Table 1.
Sociodemographic, Family Characteristics and Access to Media and Environmental Facility of Adolescents among high school students in Debre Berhan Town, Ethiopia, 2019
| Variable | Category | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 257 | 44.3 |
| Female | 323 | 55.7 | |
| Age | 14–14 | 160 | 27.6 |
| 17–19 | 420 | 72.4 | |
| Grade | 9 | 126 | 21.7 |
| 10 | 215 | 37.1 | |
| 11 | 71 | 12.2 | |
| 12 | 168 | 29 | |
| Religion | Orthodox | 549 | 94.7 |
| Muslim | 12 | 2.1 | |
| Protestant | 11 | 1.9 | |
| Other | 8 | 1.4 | |
| Mother Education | No Education | 184 | 31.7 |
| Elementary | 188 | 31.2 | |
| Secondary | 88 | 15.2 | |
| University/college | 127 | 21.9 | |
| Father Education | No Education | 144 | 24.8 |
| Elementary | 180 | 31 | |
| Secondary | 91 | 15.7 | |
| University college | 165 | 28.4 | |
| Mother Occupation | House wife | 341 | 75.9 |
| Private | 129 | 17.2 | |
| Government | 101 | 6.9 | |
| NGO | 9 | 0 | |
| Father Occupation | Farmer | 216 | 37.2 |
| Private | 169 | 29.1 | |
| Government | 164 | 28.3 | |
| NGO | 31 | 5.3 | |
| Family Monthly Income | ≥8000 | 260 | 31.4 |
| 5001–7999 | 66 | 12.9 | |
| 2001–5000 | 126 | 24.7 | |
| ≤2000 | 158 | 31 | |
| Family Residence | Urban | 362 | 62.4 |
| Rural | 218 | 37.6 | |
| Residence House | Own | 407 | 70.2 |
| Rent | 154 | 26.6 | |
| Condominium | 19 | 3.3 | |
| Television | Yes | 417 | 71.9 |
| No | 163 | 28.1 | |
| Satellite Dish | Yes | 345 | 59.5 |
| No | 235 | 40.5 | |
| Computer | Yes | 145 | 25.0 |
| No | 435 | 75.0 | |
| Private Internet | Yes | 18 | 3.1 |
| No | 562 | 96.9 | |
| Own Phone | Ye | 432 | 74.5 |
| No | 148 | 25.5 | |
| Phone Internet (n = 432) | Yes | 293 | 67.8 |
| No | 139 | 32.2 | |
| Social media use | Yes | 253 | 43.6 |
| No | 327 | 56.4 | |
| Play Ground access | Yes | 339 | 58.4 |
| No | 241 | 41.6 | |
| Gymnasium access | Yes | 106 | 27.6 |
| No | 474 | 72.4 |