Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of special needs school students in Amhara region, Ethiopia (n = 443)

Sociodemographic variables		7–12 years n (%)	13–18 years, n (%)	Above 18 years, n (%)	Total, n (%)
Sex	Male	36 (8.1%)	138 (31.2%)	63 (14.2%)	237 (53.5%)
	Female	39 (8.8%)	147 (33.2%)	20 (4.5%)	206 (46.5%)
Residency	Gondar	11 (2.5%)	53 (12.0%)	28 (6.3%)	92 (20.8%)
	Bahir‐dar	22 (5.0%)	110 (24.8%)	12 (2.7%)	144 (32.5%)
	Debre‐Markos	22 (5.0%)	75 (16.9%)	36 (8.1%)	133 (30.0%)
	Dessie	20 (4.5%)	47 (10.6%)	7 (1.6%)	74 (16.7%)
Grade level	Grade 1‐4	68 (15.3%)	147 (33.2%)	21 (4.7%)	236 (53.3%)
	Grade 5‐8	7 (1.6%)	112 (25.3%)	30 (6.8%)	149 (33.6%)
	Grade 9‐12	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	32 (7.2%)	58 (13.1%)
Religion	Orthodox	47 (10.6%)	192 (43.3%)	70 (15.8%)	309 (69.8%)
	Catholic	15 (3.4%)	41 (9.3%)	7 (1.6%)	63 (14.2%)
	Muslim	11 (2.5%)	46 (10.4%)	5 (1.1%)	62 (14.0%)
	Protestant	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.0%)
Paternal educational status	No formal education	56 (13.4%)	220 (52.6%)	63 (15.1%)	339 (81.1%)
	Primary school	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.6%)	7 (1.7%)	22 (5.3%)
	Secondary school	13 (3.1%)	38 (9.1%)	6 (1.4%)	57 (13.6%)
Maternal educational status	No formal education	58 (13.7%)	239 (56.6%)	73 (17.3%)	370 (87.7%)
	Primary school	4 (0.9%)	13 (3.1%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (5.0%)
	Secondary school	9 (2.1%)	19 (4.5%)	3 (0.7%)	31 (7.3%)
Monthly income	≤2500 ETB	49 (12.6%)	225 (57.7%)	69 (17.7%)	343 (87.9%)
	Above 2500 ETB	13 (3.3%)	26 (6.7%)	8 (2.1%)	47 (12.1%)
Type of disability	Visual	14 (3.2%)	74 (16.7%)	42 (9.5%)	130 (29.3%)
	Hearing	27 (6.1%)	98 (22.1%)	24 (5.4%)	149 (33.6%)
	Intellectual	30 (6.8%)	95 (21.4%)	12 (2.7%)	137 (30.9%)
	Physical	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.1%)	5 (1.1%)	27 (6.1%)

Abbreviation: ETB, Ethiopian Birr.