Adolescents’ Communication on Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters with Their Parents and Associated Factors among Secondary and Preparatory School Students in Ambo Town, Oromia, Ethiopia
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristic of adolescent students and their parents in Ambo town, Oromia region, Ethiopia, 2019.
Sociodemographic characteristics
Frequency ()
Percentage (%)
Sex
Male
275
46.6
Female
315
53.4
The age group of participants
14-16
152
25.76
17-19
438
74.24
Grade
9-10
317
53.73
11-12
273
46.27
Type of school
Government
387
65.59
Private
203
34.41
Religion
Orthodox
236
40.0
Protestant
273
46.27
Wakefata
56
9.49
Others
25
4.24
Ethnicity
Oromo
566
95.93
Amhara
20
3.39
Others
4
0.68
With whom do they currently live
With both parents
388
65.76
With mother only
67
11.36
With father only
15
2.54
Friends
36
6.10
Living alone
17
2.88
Relative
67
11.36
Pocket money received monthly
Yes
149
25.25
No
441
74.75
Marital status of a family
Living together
470
79.66
Separated/divorced
76
12.88
Widowed
44
7.46
Father’s occupation
Private (self-employed, small scale, & farmer)
341
61.78
Government
184
33.33
Others♣
27
4.89
Mother’s occupation
Private (self-employed, small scale, & farmer)
471
80.51
Government
114
19.49
Father’s educational level ()
Has no formal education
106
17.97
Primary (grade 1 to 8)
85
14.41
Secondary (grade 9 to 12)
152
25.76
Diploma and above
247
41.86
Mother’s educational level ()
Had no formal education
174
29.49
Primary (grade 1 to 8)
152
25.76
Secondary (grade 9 to 12)
109
18.48
Diploma and above
155
26.27
Family size
2-6
370
62.71
7-14
220
37.29
Catholic, Muslim; Gurage and Tigre; ♣nongovernmental organization and daily laborer.
