Table 1. Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of participants.
| CHARACTERISTICS | MEAN±SD | TOTAL (%) | RURAL (%) | URBAN (%) | P-VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (Years) | 17.5 ± 1.4 | 0.853¥ | |||
| 13–15 | 32 (7.7) | 14 (8.1) | 18 (7.4) | ||
| 16–19 | 384 (92.3) | 159 (91.9) | 225 (92.6) | ||
| Total, n (%) | 416 (100) | 173 (41.6) | 243 (58.4) | ||
| Marital Status | 0.563¥ | ||||
| Single | 316 (76.0) | 134 (77.5) | 182 (74.9) | ||
| Married | 100 (24.0) | 39 (22.5) | 61 (25.1) | ||
| Occupation | 0.321¥ | ||||
| Unemployed | 298 (71.6) | 119 (68.8) | 179 (73.7) | ||
| Employed | 118 (28.4) | 54 (31.2) | 64 (26.3) | ||
| Parity | 0.485¥ | ||||
| 1 | 316 (76.0) | 128 (74.0) | 188 (77.4) | ||
| >1 | 100 (24.0) | 45 (26.0) | 55 (22.6) | ||
| Education | 0.018‡ | ||||
| None | 19 (4.6) | 8 (4.6) | 11 (4.5) | ||
| Primary | 56 (13.5) | 31 (17.9) | 25 (10.3) | ||
| JHS | 255 (61.3) | 109 (63) | 146 (60.1) | ||
| SHS | 86 (20.7) | 25 (14.5) | 61 (25.1) | ||
| Income (Ȼ) | 0.173‡ | ||||
| No Income | 310 (74.5) | 135 (78.0) | 175 (72.0) | ||
| Below 100 | 41 (9.9) | 19 (11.0) | 22 (9.1) | ||
| Between 100–500 | 61 (14.7) | 18 (10.4) | 43 (17.7) | ||
| More than 500 | 4 (1) | 1 (0.6) | 3 (1.2) |
Data are reported as frequency (percentage), JHS- Junior High School, SHS- Senior High School,
‡ Chi-Square p-value, some cells were less than 5 for chi-square,
¥ Fisher’s exact test p-value.
bold values are significant at p < 0.05.