Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants on adolescent- communication about sexual and reproductive health issues in Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 411)
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
 Below median age | 128 | 31.1 |
 Above median age | 283 | 68.9 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 210 | 51.1 |
 Female | 201 | 48.9 |
Educational level of respondents | ||
 Grade 9 | 172 | 41.8 |
 Grade 10 | 64 | 15.6 |
 Grade 11 | 139 | 33.8 |
 Grade 12 | 36 | 8.8 |
Religion | ||
 Protestant | 285 | 69.3 |
 Orthodox | 68 | 16.5 |
 Catholic | 27 | 6.6 |
 Muslim | 22 | 5.4 |
 Others | 9 | 2.2 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Hadiya | 380 | 92.5 |
 Kembata | 9 | 2.2 |
 Gurage | 13 | 3.1 |
 Othersa | 9 | 2.2 |
Parents permanent residence | ||
 Urban | 167 | 40.6 |
 Rural | 244 | 59.4 |
Students’ current residence | ||
 Urban with family | 140 | 34.1 |
 Urban house rent | 126 | 30.7 |
 Coming from rural daily | 145 | 35.1 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 392 | 95.4 |
 Married | 14 | 3.4 |
 Divorced | 3 | 0.7 |
 Widowed | 2 | 0.5 |
Students’ mother educationb | ||
 Illiterate | 187 | 45.5 |
 Read and write | 39 | 9.5 |
 Primary education(1–6 grade) | 68 | 16.5 |
 Junior secondary(7–8 grade) | 49 | 11.9 |
 Secondary education(9–12 grade) | 44 | 10.7 |
 Higher education (12+ grade) | 24 | 5.8 |
Students’ father educationb | ||
 Illiterate | 121 | 29.4 |
 Read and write | 62 | 15.1 |
 Primary education(1–6 grade) | 45 | 10.9 |
 Junior secondary(grade (7–8 grade) | 57 | 13.9 |
 Secondary education(9–12 grade) | 51 | 12.4 |
 Higher education (12+ grade) | 75 | 18.2 |
Students’ parent monthly income | ||
  < $26 | 103 | 25.1 |
 $27–52 | 131 | 31.9 |
  > $52 | 177 | 43.1 |
Students’ monthly income status | ||
 No | 373 | 90.8 |
 Yes | 38 | 9.2 |