Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of study IDPs living at Debark Refugee camp, North Gondar, Ethiopia. 2021; (n = 307).
Variables |
Category |
Frequency |
Percent (%) |
Sex of children |
Male |
129 |
42 |
Female |
178 |
58 |
|
Age category |
< 5 years |
43 |
14 |
5-19 years |
51 |
16 |
|
10-14 years |
41 |
41 |
|
15-17 years |
13 |
13 |
|
18-25 |
47 |
15.3 |
|
26-44 |
85 |
27.7 |
|
45-59 |
22 |
7.2 |
|
60-70 |
5 |
1.6 |
|
Marital status |
Married |
72 |
42.1 |
Unmarried |
57 |
33 |
|
Divorced |
15 |
8.8 |
|
Widowed |
27 |
15.8 |
|
Duration in camp |
Up to 3 months |
55 |
17.9 |
4-5 months |
108 |
35.2 |
|
6 and above months |
144 |
25.7 |
|
Educational status |
No formal education started |
79 |
25.7 |
Unable to read and write |
24 |
7.8 |
|
Primary school |
121 |
39.2 |
|
Secondary school |
59 |
19.2 |
|
Collage and above |
24 |
7.8 |
|
Nearby care giver for children |
Mother |
68 |
51.9 |
Father |
31 |
23.7 |
|
Brothers or sister |
32 |
24.4 |
|
Educational status of care givers |
No formal education started |
6 |
4.4 |
Unable to read and write |
55 |
40.1 |
|
Primary school |
50 |
36.5 |
|
Secondary school |
18 |
13.1 |
|
Collage and above |
8 |
5.8 |
|
Family size |
<= 3 |
171 |
55.7 |
> 3 |
136 |
44.3 |