Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of adolescents aged 12–19 years in Addis Ababa high schools, 2016
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Female | 473 | 56.6 |
Male | 363 | 43.4 |
Age | ||
12–15 | 245 | 29.3 |
16–18 | 553 | 66.1 |
19 | 38 | 4.5 |
Mean (±SD) age | 16.48 (±1.37) | |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 636 | 76.1 |
Protestant | 137 | 16.4 |
Muslim | 38 | 4.5 |
Othersa | 25 | 3 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 367 | 43.9 |
Oromo | 162 | 19.4 |
Tigrawaye | 145 | 17.3 |
Gurage | 112 | 13.4 |
Othersb | 50 | 6 |
Grade level | ||
Grade 9 | 375 | 44.9 |
Grade 10 | 93 | 11.1 |
Grade 11 | 126 | 15.1 |
Grade 12 | 242 | 28.9 |
Students Living with | ||
Mothers and fathers | 729 | 82.2 |
Othersc | 107 | 12.8 |
Mother educational status | ||
No schooling | 31 | 3.7 |
Primary | 73 | 8.7 |
Secondary school | 71 | 8.5 |
Certificate/diploma | 204 | 24.4 |
Degree (first or above) | 457 | 54.7 |
Father education status | ||
No schooling | 16 | 1.9 |
Primary school | 55 | 6.6 |
Secondary school | 41 | 4.9 |
Certificate/diploma | 103 | 12.2 |
Degree (first or above) | 622 | 74.4 |
Mother’s occupation | ||
Governmental and private employed | 344 | 41.1 |
House wife | 102 | 12.2 |
Merchant | 220 | 26.3 |
Othersd | 170 | 20.3 |
Father’s occupation | ||
Governmental and private employed | 334 | 40 |
Merchant | 262 | 31.3 |
Othersd | 240 | 28.7 |
School type | ||
Government | 620 | 74.2 |
Private | 216 | 25.8 |
BMI kg/m2 | ||
<18.5 | 134 | 16 |
18.5–25 | 601 | 71.9 |
>25 | 101 | 12.1 |