Research Article
Anemia and Its Determinants among Male and Female Adolescents in Southern Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of male and female adolescent students in Dilla Town, Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, May 2018.
| | Variables | Male number (%) | Female number (%) |
| | Age category | 377 | 365 | | Early adolescence (10–13 yrs) | 61 (16.2) | 74 (20.3) | | Middle adolescence (14–16 yrs) | 130 (34.5) | 150 (41.1) | | Late adolescence (17–19 yrs) | 186 (49.3) | 141 (38.6) | | Mean age (±SD) | 16 ± 2.4 | 17 ± 2.1 |
| | Grade | 377 | 365 | | 5–8 | 179 (47.5) | 190 (52.1) | | 9-10 | 140 (37.1) | 142 (38.9) | | 11-12 | 58 (15.4) | 33 (9.0). |
| | Ethnicity | 377 | 365 | | Gedeo | 258 (70.9) | 214 (61.7) | | Oromo | 44 (12.1) | 41 (11.8) | | Amhara | 31 (8.5) | 36 (10.4) | | Gurage | 25 (6.9) | 43 (12.4) | | Othersa | 19 (5.0) | 31 (8.6) |
| | Religion | 377 | 365 | | Protestant | 293 (77.7) | 237 (64.9) | | Orthodox | 67 (17.8) | 95 (26.0) | | Muslim | 7 (1.9) | 21 (5.8) | | Catholic | 10 (2.7) | 12 (3.3) |
| | Father’s educational status | 377 | 365 | | Illiterate/cannot read or write | 26 (6.9) | 13 (3.6) | | Can read and write | 91 (24.1) | 82 (22.5) | | Primary school | 69 (18.3) | 72 (19.7) | | Secondary school and above | 191 (50.7) | 198 (54.2) |
| | Mother’s educational status | 377 | 365 | | Illiterate/cannot read or write | 65 (17.2) | 42 (11.5) | | Can read and write | 92 (24.4) | 98 (26.8) | | Primary school | 112 (29.7) | 101 (27.7) | | Secondary school and above | 108 (28.6) | 124 (34.0) |
| | Father’s occupational status | 377 | 365 | | Farmer | 73 (19.8) | 54 (15.3) | | Government employee | 155 (42.1) | 147 (41.8) | | Merchant | 140 (38.0) | 151 (42.9) | | Othersb | 9 (2.4) | 13 (3.6) |
| | Mother’s occupational status | 377 | 365 | | Housewife | 152 (41.1) | 156 (43.9) | | Farmer | 21 (5.7) | 14 (3.9) | | Government employee | 80 (21.6) | 71 (20.0) | | Merchant | 177 (31.6) | 114 (32.1) | | Othersc | 7 (1.9) | 10 (2.7) |
| | Your current marital status | 377 | 365 | | Never married | 341 (90.5) | 337 (92.3) | | On promise | 25 (6.6) | 16 (4.4) | | Married | 11 (2.9) | 12 (3.3) |
| | Family size | 377 | 365 | | ≤4 | 35 (9.3) | 33 (9.0) | | 5–7 | 179 (47.5) | 174 (47.7) | | ≥8 | 163 (43.2) | 158 (43.3) |
| | Place of residence | 377 | 365 | | Urban | 329 (87.3) | 337 (92.3) | | Rural | 48 (12.7) | 28 (7.7) | | Parental status | 377 | 365 | | Both parent alive | 343 (91.0) | 333 (91.2) | | Father alive | 7 (1.9) | 6 (1.6) | | Mother alive | 23 (6.1) | 25 (6.8) | | Both parent died | 4 (1.1) | 1 (0.3) |
| | Current living status | 377 | 365 | | Living with parent | 305 (80.9) | 316 (86.6) | | Living with relatives | 18 (4.8) | 26 (7.1) | | Living separately from family | 54 (14.3) | 23 (6.3) |
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a = Wolaita, Silte, Sidama, and others; b = private employee, daily laborer, student, and others; c = private employee, daily laborer, and student.
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