Table 2 Diet, lifestyle, behavioral and environmental factors among adolescent girls in schools of Hawzen woreda, Northern Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Number of meals per day | ||
Once | 2 | 0.5 |
Twice | 22 | 5.5 |
Three and above | 374 | 94 |
Source of diet | ||
Own product | 148 | 37.2 |
From market | 220 | 55.3 |
From donors | 30 | 7.5 |
Do you work on top of learning | ||
No | 96 | 24.1 |
Yes | 302 | 75.9 |
School distance for the home of the adolescent girl | ||
< 40 min | 249 | 62.6 |
40–60 min | 100 | 25.1 |
> 60 min | 49 | 12.3 |
Do you smoke a cigarette | ||
No | 378 | 95 |
Yes | 20 | 5 |
Source of drinking water | ||
Tap water | 384 | 96.5 |
River water | 3 | 0.7 |
Protected well | 7 | 1.8 |
Unprotected well | 4 | 1 |
The distance of the source of water for drinking | ||
< 5 min | 310 | 77.8 |
5–15 min | 47 | 11.8 |
16–30 min | 23 | 5.7 |
> 30 min | 19 | 4.7 |