Table 2.

Children's sociodemographic characteristics among primary school students in Gondar town, 2019 (n = 736).

Variables	Response	Government, n = 372		Private, n = 364
		Frequency	%	Frequency	%
Sex	Male	190	51.1	170	46.7
	Female	182	48.9	194	53.3
Age	11–13 years	165	44.4	206	56.6
	14–17 years	207	55.6	158	43.4
Grade	Grade 5	71	19.1	78	21.4
	Grade 6	107	28.8	108	29.7
	Grade 7	90	24.2	119	32.7
	Grade 8	104	28.0	59	16.2
Having close friends	Yes	292	78.5	294	80.8
	No	80	21.5	70	19.2