Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of secondary school students in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n=370)
| Variables | Description | Knowledge about COVID-19 | P value | ||
| Poor n (%) | Moderate n (%) | Good n (%) | |||
| Age | 15–19 | 150 (84.7) | 95 (89.6) | 77 (88.5) | 0.446 |
| 20–30 | 27 (15.3) | 11 (10.4) | 10 (11.5) | ||
| Sex | Male | 86 (49.2) | 51 (47.2) | 41 (47.1) | 0.0499 |
| Female | 90 (50.8) | 56 (52.8) | 46 (52.9) | ||
| Marital status | Single | 142 (80.2) | 96 (90.6) | 75 (86.2) | 0.059 |
| Engaged/married | 35 (19.8) | 10 (9.4) | 12 (13.8) | ||
| Grade | 10th | 80 (45.2) | 39 (36.8) | 38 (43.7) | 0.495 |
| 11th | 39 (22.0) | 33 (31.1) | 21 (24.1) | ||
| 12th | 58 (32.8) | 34 (32.1) | 28 (32.2) | ||
| Religion | Orthodox | 161 (90.9) | 91 (85.8) | 72 (82.8) | 0.344 |
| Muslim | 14 (7.9) | 13 (12.3) | 12 (13.8) | ||
| Others | 2 (1.2) | 2 (1.9) | 3 (3.4) | ||
| Mother’s occupation | Housewife | 126 (71.2) | 75 (70.8) | 61 (70.1) | 0.986 |
| Government employee | 20 (11.3) | 15 (14.2) | 12 (13.8) | ||
| Marchant | 17 (9.6) | 9 (8.5) | 7 (8.1) | ||
| NGO employee | 5 (2.8) | 4 (3.8) | 4 (4.6) | ||
| Farmer | 4 (2.3) | 1 (0.9) | 2 (2.3) | ||
| Other | 5 (2.8) | 2 (1.9) | 1 (1.2) | ||
| Father’s occupation | Government employee | 34 (19.2) | 28 (26.4) | 30 (34.5) | 0.039 |
| NGO employee | 17 (9.6) | 11 (10.4) | 14 (16.1) | ||
| Merchant | 43 (24.3) | 29 (27.4) | 21 (24.1) | ||
| Farmer | 72 (40.7) | 31 (29.3) | 18 (20.7) | ||
| other | 11 (6.2) | 7 (6.6) | 4 (4.6) | ||
| Mother’s educational status | Unable to read and write | 71 (40.1) | 32 (30.2) | 28 (32.2) | 0.151 |
| Able to read and write | 41 (23.2) | 32 (30.2) | 16 (18.4) | ||
| Primary education | 31 (17.5) | 12 (11. 3) | 16 (18.4) | ||
| Secondary education | 24 (13.6) | 18 (17.0) | 17 (19.5) | ||
| Diploma and above | 10 (5.7) | 12 (11.3) | 10 (11.5) | ||
| Father’s educational status | Unable to read and write | 39 (22.0) | 10 (9.4) | 15 (17.2) | 0.001 |
| Able to read and write | 59 (33.3) | 37 (34.9) | 20 (23.0) | ||
| Primary education | 27 (15.2) | 20 (18.9) | 12 (13.8) | ||
| Secondary education | 34 (19.2) | 23 (21.7) | 13 (14.9) | ||
| Diploma and above | 18 (10.2) | 16 (15.1) | 27 (31.0) | ||
| Living arrangement | With mother/father | 103 (58.2) | 70 (66.0) | 64 (73.6) | 0.057 |
| With siblings | 25 (14.1) | 13 (12.3) | 11 (12.6) | ||
| With relatives | 14 (7.9) | 12 (11.3) | 5 (5.8) | ||
| Alone | 31 (17.5) | 8 (7.6) | 4 (4.6) | ||
| Other | 4 (2.3) | 3 (2.8) | 3 (3.5) | ||