Intestinal Parasite Infection and Its Association with Undernutrition among Early Adolescents in Hawassa University Technology Village, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of primary school early adolescents in selected districts of Hawassa University Technology Village, Southern Ethiopia, October 2020.

Variable (n = 750)	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age of adolescent	<12 years	272	36.3
	≥12 years	478	63.7
Sex of adolescent	Male	355	47.3
	Female	395	52.7
Residence	Rural	677	90.3
	Urban	73	9.7
Ethnicity	Sidama	691	92.1
	Oromo	39	5.2
	Amhara	20	2.7
Religion	Protestant	533	71
	Orthodox	140	18.7
	Muslim	77	10.3
Marital status of mothers/caretakers	Married	710	94.7
	Divorced	22	2.9
	Widowed	18	2.4
Number of family members	<5	259	34.5
	≥5	491	65.5