Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 384) in Debre Berhan town, North Shewa Ethiopia, February 1 to April 30, 2021
| Variables | Categories | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 186 (48.4) |
| Female | 198 (51.6) | |
| Age | 7–10 | 153 (39.8) |
| 11–14 | 231 (60.2) | |
| Grade level | 1–4 | 198 (51.6) |
| 5–8 | 186 (48.4) | |
| School type | Government | 257 (66.9) |
| Private | 127 (33.1) | |
| Mother's education | Unable to read and write | 44 (11.5) |
| Primary | 119 (31.0) | |
| Secondary | 124 (32.3) | |
| Diploma /certificate | 58 (15.1) | |
| Father's education | Unable to read and write | 29 (7.6) |
| Primary | 135 (35.2) | |
| Secondary | 98 (25.5) | |
| Diploma/certificate | 75 (19.5) | |
| Degree and above | 47 (12.2) | |
| Average monthly income | < 500 birrs | 19 (4.9) |
| 501–1000 birr | 47 (12.3) | |
| 1001–1500 birr | 179 (46.6) | |
| > 1501 birr | 139 (36.2) | |
| Mother's occupation status | Government | 112 (29.2) |
| Merchant | 108 (28.1) | |
| Housewife | 104 (27.1) | |
| Daily labor | 52 (13.5) | |
| Others | 8 (2.1) | |
| Father's occupation status | Government | 185 (48.2) |
| Merchant | 110 (28.6) | |
| Farmer | 16 (4.2) | |
| Daily labor | 67 (17.4) | |
| Others | 6 (1.6) | |
| No of room in the house | ≤ 2 | 259 (67.4) |
| 3–4 | 102 (26.6) | |
| ≥ 5 | 23 (6.0) | |
| Family size | < 5 | 262 (68.2) |
| ≥ 5 | 122 (31.8) | |
| Bed-sharing | No | 245 (63.8) |
| Yes | 139 (36.2) | |
| No of student in class | < 25 | 221 (57.6) |
| ≥ 25 | 163 (42.4) | |
| Food cooking tools in house | Electricity | 254 (66.4) |
| Wood and charcoal | 101 (26.3) | |
| Kerosine | 29 (7.6) | |
| Passive smoking | No | 365 (95.1) |
| Yes | 19 (4.9) | |
| History of hospitalization | No | 358 (93.2) |
| Yes | 26 (6.8) |