Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and other risk factors of Anbesame Primary ‘School students from March, 2019- May, 2019
Variables | Category | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | < 7 | 38 (10.1) |
7–14 | 236 (62.9) | |
> 14 | 101 (26.9) | |
Sex | Male | 206 (54.9) |
Female | 169 (45.1) | |
Grade level | Grade 1–4 | 167 (44.5) |
Grade 5–8 | 208 (55.5) | |
Father education | Illiterate | 96 (25.6) |
Read & write | 36 (9.6) | |
Primary school | 64 (17.1) | |
Secondary school | 38 (10.1) | |
College and above | 141 (37.6) | |
Mother education | Illiterate | 156 (41.6) |
Read and write | 15 (4.0) | |
Primary school | 39 (10.4) | |
Secondary school | 30 (8.0) | |
College | 135 (36.0) | |
Residence | Rural | 164 (43.7) |
Urban | 211 (56.3) | |
Water source | Tape water | 341 (90.9) |
River | 12 (0.3) | |
Lake | 2 (6.9) | |
Well | 20 (1.9) |