Assessment of Exposure to Sexually Explicit Materials and Substance Abuse among High-School Adolescents in North Shewa Zone: Application of Logistic Regression Analysis

Table 1

Socioeconomic, demographic and behavioral characteristics of adolescents.

Characteristics	Categories	N	%
Sex	Male	230	61
	Female	147	39
Grade	9^th	164	43.5
	10^th	213	56.5
Living with	Oneself	61	16.9
	Parent	256	71.1
	Relatives	31	8.6
	Guardians/others	12	3.3
Source of income	Oneself	52	14.4
	Parent	264	79.2
	Relatives	27	7.5
	Guardians/others	19	5.2
Academic rank in the recent semester	1–10	240	65.6
	11–20	89	24.3
	21–30	15	4.1
	>30	22	6
Religion	Coptic orthodox	322	87.4
	Muslim	16	4.2
	Protestant	20	5.3
	Others	12	3.2
Frequency of attending religious program	Daily	145	39.2
	Once a week	118	31.9
	More than twice a week	56	15.1
	Once in two week	19	5.1
	Once a month	14	3.8
	Once in 6 months to one year	18	4.9
Mother education level	Illiterate	148	40.3
	Read and write	80	21.8
	Primary school	61	16.6
	Secondary school	37	10.1
	Higher education	41	11.2
Father education	Illiterate	105	28.5
	Read and write	93	25.2
	Primary school	60	16.3
	Secondary school	39	10.6
	Higher education	72	19.5
Mother occupation	Unemployed	79	22.1
	Employed	50	14
	Self-employed	189	52.9
	Daily laborer	15	4.2
	Others	24	6.7
Father occupation	Unemployed	45	12.9
	Employed	78	22.3
	Self-employed	177	50.7
	Daily laborer	21	6
	Others	28	8
Family economic status	Poor	76	20.5
	Moderate	238	64.3
	Rich	56	15.1