Depression and Its Association with Parental Neglect among Adolescents at Governmental High Schools of Aksum Town, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019: A Cross Sectional Study

Table 1

Distribution of sociodemographic factors in high school students at Aksum town ().

Variable	Frequency	Percent (%)
Sex
Male	285	45.7
Female	339	54.3
Age
15	246	39.4
16	217	34.8
17	78	12.5
18	63	10.1
19	20	3.2
Grade
Grade 9	328	52.6
Grade 10	296	47.4
Religion
Orthodox	494	79.2
Muslim	101	16.2
Protestant	24	3.8
Other	5	.8
Family size
1-5	372	59.6
>5	252	40.4
Residence
Urban	422	67.6
Rural	202	32.4
Father’s occupation
Farmer	220	35.3
Labor work	32	5.1
Merchant	112	17.9
Government employee	158	25.3
Private employee	102	16.3
Mother’s occupation
Farmer	175	28.0
Labor work	38	6.1
Merchant	76	12.2
Government employee	107	17.1
Private employee	93	14.9
Housewife	135	21.6
Father’s educational status
Illiterate	83	13.3
1-4th grade	162	26.0
5-8th grade	143	22.9
9-12thgrade	112	17.9
Certificate & above	124	19.9
Mother’s educational status
Illiterate	176	28.2
1^st-4^th grade	136	21.8
5^th-8^th grade	124	19.9
9^th-12^th grade	117	18.8
Certificate & above	71	11.4