Anemia and Its Determinants among Male and Female Adolescents in Southern Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Health service, personal practices, and related factors among male and female adolescent students in Dilla Town, Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, May 2018.

Variables	Male (n = 377) number (%)	Female (n = 365) number (%)
Knowledge of anemia	281	266
Good knowledge	141 (50.2)	151 (56.8)
Poor knowledge	140 (49.8)	115 (43.2)
Malaria endemicity	377	365
Yes	184 (48.8)	178 (48.8)
No	193 (51.2)	187 (51.2)
History of malaria last one month	377	365
Yes	39 (10.3)	35 (9.6)
No	338 (89.7)	330 (90.4)
Deworming in the last one month	377	365
Yes	48 (12.7)	62 (17.0)
No	329 (87.3)	303 (83.0)
Menstruation		365
Yes		329 (90.1)
No		36 (9.9)
Days of menstruation		329
<3 days		183 (55.6)
>3 days		146 (44.4)
Frequency of pad change		329
<3 times		271 (82.4)
>3 times		58 (17.6)
Source of drinking water	377	365
Piped water	295 (78.2)	318 (87.1)
Stand pipe	31 (8.2)	20 (5.5)
Protected spring	51 (13.5)	27 (7.4)
Shoe wearing frequency	377	365
Some of the time	90 (23.9)	35 (9.6)
Most of the time	87 (23.1)	44 (12.1)
Always	200 (53.1)	286 (78.4)