Table 1.

Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of adolescent girls and their parents in Jimma town, Oromia, southwest Ethiopia.

Variables (N = 528)	Categories	Frequency (n = 528)	Percent (%)
Age	14–16	274	51.9
	17–19	254	48.1
Ethnicity	Oromo	279	52.8
	Amhara	100	18.9
	Guraga	42	8.0
	Dawuro	28	5.3
	Keffa	23	4.4
	Yeme	30	5.7
	Others1	26	4.9
Religion	Orthodox	219	41.48
	Muslim	179	33.9
	Protestant	117	22.16
	Catholic	13	2.46
Family size	≤5	239	45.3
	>5	289	54.7
Marital status	Single	498	94.3
	Married	30	5.7
Parental condition	Parents alive	423	80.1
	Only father alive	47	8.9
	Only mother alive	40	7.6
	Dead	18	3.4
Living status of adolescent girls	Living with parents	394	74.6
	Living with relatives	69	13.1
	Living separately from family	65	12.3
Maternal educational status	Cannot read and write	66	12.5
	Can read and write	95	18.0
	Primary (1–8)	117	22.2
	Secondary (9–12)	118	22.3
	Above 12	132	25.0
Father educational status	Cannot read and write	29	5.5
	Can read and write	119	22.5
	Primary (1–8)	109	20.6
	Secondary (9–12)	120	22.7
	Above 12	151	28.6
Maternal occupation	House wife	232	43.9
	Merchant	91	17.2
	Government employee	145	26.9
	Private employee	48	9.1
	Daily laborer	12	2.3
Father occupational status	Government employee	228	43.2
	Merchant	154	29.2
	Daily laborer	18	3.4
	Private employee	103	19.5
	Farmer	25	4.7
Wealth status	Low	185	35
	Medium	172	32.6
	High	171	32.4

Others¹, Tigray, Silte, Wolayita.