Research Article
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among Children Aged 6 to 17 Years Old Living in Girja District, Rural Ethiopia
Table 2
Sociodemographic characteristics of children’s family.
| Sociodemographic characteristics of the family () | Frequency | Percent (%) |
| Family marital status | Married | 1202 | 97.1 | Divorced/widowed | 36 | 2.9 | Child’s mother alive | Yes | 1224 | 98.9 | No | 14 | 1.1 | Mother’s educational level | Unable to read and write | 716 | 58.5 | Primary school1 | 455 | 37.2 | Secondary and above2 | 53 | 4.3 | Father’s educational level | Unable to read and write | 265 | 21.4 | Primary school1 | 678 | 54.8 | Secondary and above2 | 295 | 23.8 | Child birth rank/order | First child | 553 | 44.7 | Second child and above | 685 | 55.3 | Family size | >4 children | 845 | 68.3 | 1-4 children | 393 | 31.7 | Wealth Index | Lowest | 416 | 33.6 | Middle | 413 | 33.4 | Highest | 409 | 33.0 |
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1Grade one to grade eight. 2Grade nine and above.
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