Research Article
Time to First Sexual Experience and Its Determinants among Female Youths in Ethiopia: Survival Analysis Based on EDHS 2016
Table 1
Sociodemographic distribution of female youths (15–24 years) in Ethiopia, EDHS 2016 (
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| Variable | Categories | Weighted frequency | Weighted percentage | Median survival time |
| Age | 15-19 | 3381 | 55.0% | 16 | 20-24 | 2762 | 44.9% | 17 |
| Residence | Urban | 1467 | 23.9% | 17 | Rural | 4676 | 76.1% | 16 |
| Marital status | Ever married | 2643 | 43.0% | 16 | Not married | 3500 | 56.9% | 18 |
| Age at first marriage | Less than 16 | 1018 | 38.5% | 15 | 16 and above | 1625 | 61.5% | 18 |
| Religion | Orthodox | 2640 | 42.9% | 17 | Muslim | 1883 | 30.7% | 16 | Protestant | 1487 | 24.2% | 16 | Others | 133 | 2.2% | 16 |
| Educational status of respondents | No education | 1230 | 20.0% | 16 | Primary | 3333 | 54.3% | 16 | Secondary | 1184 | 19.3% | 18 | Higher | 396 | 6.4% | 19 |
| Wealth index | Poor | 2026 | 32.9% | 16 | Middle | 1114 | 18.1% | 16 | Rich | 3003 | 48.8% | 17 |
| Current working status | No | 4464 | 72.7% | 16 | Yes | 1679 | 27.3% | 17 |
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