Table 1.

socio-demographic profile of in-school adolescents in Sokoto metropolis, 2019 (n = 390)

Variables		Frequency	Percent (%)
Age group (Years)
	10-14	156	40.0
	15-19	234	60.0
Sex
	Female	185	47.4
	Male	205	52.6
Religion
	Christian	105	26.9
	Muslim	285	73.1
Ethnic group
	Hausa/Fulani	227	58.2
	Yoruba	105	26.9
	Ibo	58	14.9
Family type
	Monogamous	140	35.9
	Polygamous	250	64.1
School type
	Public	236	60.5
	Private	154	39.5
Type of class
	Junior	149	38.2
	Senior	241	61.8
Kind of school
	Boarding	161	41.3
	Day	229	58.7