Table 1.
Socioeconomic and demographic profile of adolescent school girls in Bahir Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 682).
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Age of the respondents | ||
| 14–16.5 | 231 | 39.9 |
| 16.6–19 | 451 | 66.1 |
| Type of school | ||
| Government | 583 | 85.5 |
| Private | 99 | 14.5 |
| Level of grade | ||
| 9th | 248 | 36.4 |
| 10th | 134 | 19.6 |
| 11th | 125 | 18.3 |
| 12th | 175 | 25.7 |
| Marital status of the respondents | ||
| Married | 59 | 8.7 |
| Single | 617 | 90.5 |
| Separated | 6 | 8.8 |
| Family size | ||
| ≤3 | 101 | 14.8 |
| 4-6 | 432 | 63.3 |
| ≥7 | 149 | 21.8 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 543 | 79.6 |
| Protestant | 35 | 5.1 |
| Muslim | 101 | 14.8 |
| Others | 3 | 0.4 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Amhara | 668 | 97.9 |
| Tigray | 8 | 1.2 |
| Others | 6 | 0.9 |
| Sex of head of the household | ||
| Male | 556 | 81.5 |
| Female | 126 | 18.5 |
| Occupational status of the father | ||
| Farmer | 89 | 15.3 |
| Government employee | 298 | 43.7 |
| Private employee (NGO, merchant, self-employed) | 260 | 44.8 |
| Others | 29 | 4.3 |
| Occupational status of the mother | ||
| Farmer | 44 | 6.5 |
| Government employee | 91 | 13.3 |
| Private employee (NGO, merchant, self-employed) | 167 | 24.5 |
| Housewife | 358 | 52.5 |
| Others | 22 | 3.2 |
| Educational level of the father | ||
| Illiterate | 82 | 12.1 |
| Primary school | 166 | 24.5 |
| Secondary school | 136 | 20.1 |
| Above secondary school | 292 | 42.8 |
| Educational level of the mother | ||
| Illiterate | 158 | 23.2 |
| Primary school | 197 | 28.9 |
| Secondary school | 180 | 26.4 |
| Above secondary school | 147 | 21.5 |
| Monthly family income(Ethiopian birr) | ||
| ≤2500 | 187 | 27.4 |
| 2500-3999 | 125 | 18.3 |
| 4000-6000 | 203 | 29.8 |
| ≥6001 | 167 | 24.5 |
| Vehicle use to come & back to school | ||
| Yes | 226 | 33.1 |
| No | 456 | 66.9 |