The Role of Adverse Childhood Experience on Depression Symptom, Prevalence, and Severity among School Going Adolescents

Table 1

Sociodemographic profile of adolescents who participated in the study.

Variables	Category		s(%)
Age	14	13	2.4
	15	84	15.4
	16	114	20.9
	17	153	28.0
	18	137	25.1
	19	45	8.2
Religion	Orthodox Christian	212	38.8
	Muslim	240	44.0
	Protestant	75	13.7
	Others	19	3.5
Occupation of father	Laborer	40	7.3
	Merchant	219	40.1
	Private	124	22.7
	Governmental	163	29.9
Educational status of father	Illiterate	40	7.3
	1-4	69	12.6
	5-8	124	22.7
	9-12	163	29.9
Substance use among adolescents	Cigarette smokers	5	0.9
	Alcohol drinkers	90	16.5
	Khat chewers	44	8.1
	Other illegal drugs	5	.9
Sex	Female	329	60.3
	Male	217	39.7
Grade	9	174	31.9
	10	153	28.0
	11	103	18.9
	12	116	21.2
School	Governmental	442	81.0
	Private	104	19.0
Occupation of mother	Laborer	34	6.2
	Merchant	93	17.0
	Private	137	25.1
	Government	147	26.9
	House wife	135	24.7
Educational status of mother	Illiterate	51	9.3
	1-4	96	17.6
	5-8	159	29.1
	9-12	138	25.3
	Certificate and above	102	18.7
Adolescents residence	Urban	450	82.4
	Rural	96	17.6

Other illegal drugs include ganja, shisha, and other substances or medication use.