Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in Dembia district, northwest Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 462)
| Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 430 | 93.1 |
| Muslim | 32 | 6.9 |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | 198 | 42.9 |
| Rural | 264 | 57.1 |
| Residency of adolescent | ||
| With-family | 382 | 82.7 |
| Away from family | 80 | 17.3 |
| Living status of adolescent | ||
| With mother and father | 369 | 79.9 |
| With only mother | 56 | 12.1 |
| With only father | 12 | 2.6 |
| With guardian | 18 | 3.9 |
| With Others | 7 | 1.5 |
| Marital status of the mother | ||
| Married | 434 | 93.9 |
| Divorced | 17 | 3.7 |
| Separated | 4 | 0.9 |
| Widowed | 7 | 1.5 |
| Marital status of adolescent | ||
| Single | 425 | 92.0 |
| Married | 34 | 7.4 |
| Divorced | 3 | 0.6 |
| Mother’s educational level | ||
| Cannot read and write | 272 | 59.3 |
| Can read and write | 148 | 32.2 |
| Primary | 7 | 1.5 |
| Secondary | 7 | 1.5 |
| Tertiary | 25 | 5.5 |
| Mother’s occupation | ||
| Housewife | 362 | 79.0 |
| Civil servant | 29 | 6.3 |
| Farmer | 21 | 4.6 |
| Merchant | 34 | 7.4 |
| Labor | 5 | 1.1 |
| Private | 3 | 0.7 |
| No work | 4 | 0.9 |
| Father’s occupation | ||
| Farmer | 266 | 60.1 |
| Craft | 4 | 0.9 |
| Merchant | 51 | 11.5 |
| Labor | 14 | 3.2 |
| Civil servant | 40 | 9.0 |
| NGO | 11 | 2.4 |
| Private | 57 | 12.9 |
| Father’s education | ||
| Cannot read and write | 181 | 40.8 |
| Can read and write | 233 | 50.2 |
| Primary | 3 | 0.7 |
| Secondary | 2 | 0.5 |
| Tertiary | 35 | 7.8 |
| Wealth status | ||
| Low | 201 | 43.6 |
| Middle | 152 | 33.0 |
| High | 108 | 23.4 |