Table 2: Socio-demographic characteristics of the children participated in the study (N = 572).
Variables |
n (%) |
Age in years |
|
12-13 |
390 (68.2) |
14-15 |
182 (31.8) |
Sex |
|
Male |
300 (52.4) |
Female |
272 (47.6) |
Grade |
|
6th |
213 (37.2) |
7th |
183 (32.0) |
8th |
176 (30.8) |
Ethnicity |
|
Tigrigna |
556 (97.2) |
Others |
16 (2.80) |
Religion |
|
Christian |
539 (94.2) |
Muslim |
33 (5.80) |
Family size |
|
For 2 or 3 |
56 (9.8) |
For 4 or 5 |
160 (28) |
For 6 or more |
356 (62.2) |
Residence |
|
Urban |
534 (93.4) |
Rural |
38 (6.6) |
Father’s occupation |
|
Self-employed |
127 (22.2) |
Governmental employee |
243 (42.5) |
Private employee |
44 (7.70) |
Retired |
12 (2.10) |
Father not live with us |
122 (21.3) |
Mother’s occupation |
|
Self-employed |
48 (8.4) |
Governmental employee |
77 (13.5) |
Private employee |
42 (7.3) |
House wife |
359 (62.8) |
Retired |
11 (1.9) |
Mother not live with us |
32 (5.6) |
Father’s educational level |
|
No formal schooling |
15 (2.6) |
Primary school |
24 (4.2) |
Junior school |
44 (7.7) |
High school |
131 (22.9) |
College/University |
44 (7.7) |
Father is not living with us |
106 (18.5) |
Don’t know |
208 (36.4) |
Mother’s educational level |
|
No formal schooling |
38 (6.6) |
Primary schooling |
62 (10.8) |
Junior school |
109 (19.1) |
Secondary schooling |
146 (25.5) |
College/University |
20 (3.5) |
Mother is not living with us |
28 (5.0) |
Don’t know |
169 (29.5) |