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Table 1 Socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics of rural adolescents in Machakel district, northwest Ethiopia, February 2012

From: Reproductive health knowledge and services utilization among rural adolescents in east Gojjam zone, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency (n = 375)

Percent

Sex

  

 Male

190

50.7

 Female

185

49.3

Age

  

 10-14

127

33.9

 15-19

248

66.1

 Mean

14.6 ± 4.1

 

Marital status

  

 Single

319

85.1

 Ever married

56

14.9

Ever attended school

 Yes

304

81.1

 No

71

18.9

Educational status (n = 304)

 Elementary

145

47.7

 Secondary

159

52.3

Current schooling

  

 In-school

258

68.9

 Out-of-school

117

31.1

Current living arrangement

 Both parents

227

60.6

 Single parent

99

26.4

 Husband/wife

43

11.4

 Other

6

1.7

Family size

  

 </=5

143

38.1

 >5

232

61.9

 Mean

4.43 ± 1.73

 

Current occupational status

 Student

258

68.9

 Farmer

42

11.2

 Housewife

39

10.4

 Merchant

31

8.2

 Daily laborer

6

1.6

Any means of communication

 Yes

251

67.4

 No

124

32.6