Knowledge, Attitude, and Preventive Practices towards Sexually Transmitted Infections among Preparatory School Students in West Gojjam Zone, Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of preparatory school students in selected West Gojjam zone schools, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018.

Variable	Frequency (n = 828)	Percent
Age
16–19	374	45.1
20–24	402	48.6
25–29	52	6.3
Sex
Male	461	55.7
Female	367	44.3
Religion
Orthodox	701	84.7
Muslim	127	15.3
Grade
Grade 11	547	66.1
Grade 12	281	33.9
Marital status
Single	719	86.8
Married	109	13.2
Cohabitant
Family	569	68.7
Friend in rental home	160	19.3
Myself in rental home	94	11.4
With my relatives	5	0.6
Original resident
Rural	514	62.1
Urban	314	37.9
Educational level of mother
No formal education	615	74.3
Primary (1–8)	88	10.6
Secondary (9–12)	69	8.3
College and above	56	6.8
Educational level of father
No formal education	549	66.4
Primary (1–8)	117	14.1
Secondary (9–12)	64	7.7
College and above	98	11.8
Mather’s occupation
Farmer	343	41.4
House wife	288	34.8
Merchant	106	12.8
Private org employee	28	3.4
Government employee	63	7.6
Father’s occupation
Farmer	443	53.5
Merchant	215	26.0
Private org employee	54	6.5
Government employee	116	14.0
Earning monthly pocket money
Yes	585	70.7
No	343	29.3