Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of urban school-attending adolescents in Addis Ababa ,2019 Ethiopia,
From: Stunting and thinness in school-attending adolescents in Addis Ababa
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 543 | 45.2 |
Female | 657 | 54.7 |
Age in Years | ||
10 years | 54 | 4.5 |
11 years | 188 | 15.6 |
12 years | 294 | 24.5 |
13 years | 344 | 28.6 |
14 years | 320 | 26.6 |
Fathers Education | ||
No schooling | 225 | 23.1 |
Primary | 430 | 44.2 |
Secondary | 251 | 25.8 |
Technical and University | 67 | 6.9 |
Mother Education | ||
No schooling | 62 | 9.4 |
Primary | 264 | 39.9 |
Secondary | 237 | 35.8 |
Technical and University | 99 | 14.9 |
Father/male guardian occupation | ||
Private | 487 | 63.3 |
Government workers | 228 | 29.6 |
Unemployment | 46 | 5.9 |
Others (Paster, religious leader) | 8 | 1.0 |
Mother/female guardian occupation | ||
Private | 407 | 37.62 |
Government | 238 | 22.00 |
Unemployment | 46 | 4.25 |
Homemaker | 391 | 36.14 |
Number of siblings (brother and Sister in the Household) | ||
No sibling | 145 | 12.1 |
One sibling | 308 | 25.7 |
Two siblings | 316 | 26.4 |
Three siblings | 225 | 18.8 |
Four and Above sibling | 204 | 17.0 |