Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Abuna Gindeberet district, Central Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 583)

Variables		Frequency (n = 583)	Percent (%)
Age category	10–14	307	52.7
	15–19	276	47.3
Students Grade	Grade 4–8	389	66.7
	Grade 9–12	194	33.3
Religion	Protestant	431	73.9
	Orthodox	126	21.6
	Othersa	26	4.5
Place of Residence	Rural	442	75.8
	Urban	141	24.2
Marital status of family	Living together	499	85.6
	Divorced	48	8.2
	Othersb	36	6.2
Educational status of adolescent father	Have no formal education	226	38.8
	Primary(1–8)	198	34
	Secondary (9–12)	98	16.8
	College and above	61	10.4
Educational status of adolescent mother	Have no formal education	316	54.2
	Primary(1–8)	198	34
	Secondary (9–12)	33	5.7
	College and above	36	6.1
Family size	< 5	83	14.2
	≥ 5	500	85.8

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