Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants in Abuna Gindeberet district, Central Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 583)

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

Others^a

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

Others^b

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