Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of secondary school students in East Belesa district, North West Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 346)
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 15-19 | 219 | 63.3 |
20-24 | 127 | 36.7 | |
Sex | Male | 180 | 52.0 |
Female | 166 | 48.0 | |
Marital status | Single | 286 | 82.7 |
Married | 60 | 17.34 | |
Educational level | Grade 9th | 112 | 32.3 |
Grade 10th | 114 | 33.0 | |
Grade 11th | 94 | 27.2 | |
Grade 12th | 26 | 7.5 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 313 | 90.5 |
Muslim | 33 | 9.5 | |
Residence | Urban | 142 | 41.0 |
Rural | 204 | 59.0 | |
Living arrangement | With families/other relatives | 290 | 83.8 |
Alone | 56 | 16.2 | |
Pocket money | No | 113 | 32.7 |
Yes | 233 | 67.3 | |
Mothers education | No education | 180 | 52.0 |
Primary | 86 | 24.9 | |
Secondary | 43 | 12.4 | |
Higher | 37 | 10.7 | |
Fathers education | unable to read and write | 117 | 33.8 |
Primary | 136 | 39.3 | |
Secondary | 43 | 12.4 | |
Higher | 50 | 14.5 | |
Mothers occupation | Housewife | 282 | 81.5 |
Other | 64 | 18.5 | |
Fathers occupation | Farmer | 272 | 78.6 |
Government employee | 29 | 8.4 | |
Private employee | 45 | 13.0 | |
sexual experience | Yes | 83 | 24.1 |
No | 262 | 75.9 | |
Availability | Not available | 247 | 71.4 |
Available | 99 | 28.6 | |
Privacy | not adequate | 262 | 75.7 |
Adequate | 84 | 24.3 | |
convenient time of service delivery | yes | 56 | 16.2 |
no | 290 | 83.8 | |
communication with parents | yes | 69 | 19.9 |
No | 277 | 80.1 | |
distance to health facility | <30 min | 96 | 27.8 |
>30 min | 250 | 72.2 | |
visited health facility with in the last 12 months | Yes | 146 | 42.2 |
No | 200 | 57.8 | |
Media exposure | yes | 134 | 38.7 |
No | 212 | 61.3 | |
participated in school clubs | Yes | 110 | 31.8 |
No | 236 | 68.2 | |
faced RH problems (unwanted pregnancy, STIs) | Yes | 36 | 10.4 |
No | 310 | 89.6 | |
Attitude | negative | 155 | 44.80 |
Positive | 191 | 55.20 |