Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of adolescent girls, Amhara region, Northwest Ethiopia, December, 2013 (N = 1281)
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
10 to 14 | 499 | 39.0 |
15 to 17 | 425 | 33.2 |
18 to 19 | 357 | 27.9 |
Woreda | ||
Dabat | 256 | 20.0 |
Aykel | 256 | 20.0 |
Ebnat | 258 | 20.1 |
Wadila | 253 | 19.8 |
Dembecha | 258 | 20.1 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 1073 | 83.8 |
Married | 193 | 15.1 |
Divorced | 12 | 0.9 |
Separated | 3 | 0.2 |
Newlywed | 126 | 9.8 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox Christian | 1261 | 98.4 |
Muslim | 20 | 1.6 |
Ethnic group | ||
Amhara | 1134 | 88.5 |
Othera | 147 | 11.5 |
Educational status | ||
Can’t read/write | 71 | 5.5 |
Can read/write | 32 | 2.5 |
Primary (1 to 8) | 831 | 64.9 |
Secondary (9 to 12) | 315 | 24.6 |
College/university | 32 | 2.5 |
Occupation | ||
Housewife | 145 | 11.3 |
Farmer | 27 | 2.1 |
Daily laborer | 6 | 0.5 |
Private/government employee | 2 | 0.2 |
Student | 1013 | 79.1 |
Jobless (unemployed) | 67 | 5.2 |
Otherb | 21 | 1.6 |
Family size | ||
< or equal to 5 | 587 | 45.8 |
Greater than 5 | 694 | 54.2 |
Staple cereal | ||
Teff | 484 | 37.8 |
Wheat | 398 | 31.1 |
Maize | 184 | 14.4 |
Sorghum | 123 | 9.6 |
Othersc | 82 | 7.1 |