Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of female students in Bahir Dar and Gondar Universities, Northwest Ethiopia, May 2011

Age of Respondent

 15-19

110

17.7

 20-24

512

82.2

 ≥ 25

1

0.2

Faculty

 Health Sciences

193

31.0

 VET, Agric, Educ, Engineering

132

21.2

 FNCS

49

7.9

 FBE,FSSH

249

40.0

Year of Study

 Year 2

296

47.5

 Year 3

210

33.7

 Year 4 And Above

117

18.8

Ethnicity

 Amhara

425

68.2

 Oromo

64

10.3

 Gurage

41

6.6

 Tigre

60

9.6

 Other

33

5.3

Religion

 Orthodox

515

82.7

 Muslim

50

8.0

 Protestant

47

7.5

 Other

11

1.7

Marital Status

 Never Married

590

94.7

 Married

26

4.2

 Others

7

1.1

Current Residence

 In campus

556

89.2

 Outside Campus

67

10.8

Residence Of Origin

 Addis Ababa^a

198

31.8

 Regional Capitals

125

20.1

 Woreda Town

168

27.0

 Rural Area

132

21.2