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 ().

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