Table 2.

Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents (adolescent girls, N=414) in Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp, Gambella region, Southwest Ethiopia, September 2021

Variable	Category	Frequency	Per cent
Age category by adolescence stages	Early adolescence (10–13 years)	9	2.20
	Middle adolescence (14–16 years)	164	39.6
	Late adolescence (17–19 years)	241	58.2
Religion	Protestant	309	74.6
	Seventh-Day Adventist	57	13.8
	Church of God	32	7.70
	Catholic	16	3.90
Ethnicity	Nuer	414	100
Educational status	Secondary and above	64	15.5
	Primary education (grade 1–8)	221	53.4
	No formal education	129	31.1
Marital status	Single (not married)	313	75.6
	Married and living together	79	19.1
	Married and separated	14	3.40
	Divorced	8	1.90
Age at marriage by age groups	Married before 15 years	18	17.8
	Married between 15 and 19 years	83	82.2
Age at marriage by adolescence stage	Early adolescence (10–13 years)	1	0.90
	Middle adolescence (14–16 years)	85	84.2
	Late adolescence (17–19 years)	15	14.9
Marriage arranged by parents	Yes	21	20.8
	No	80	79.2